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  • Title: Clinical tests of ankle plantarflexor strength do not predict ankle power generation during walking.
    Author: Kahn M, Williams G.
    Journal: Am J Phys Med Rehabil; 2015 Feb; 94(2):114-22. PubMed ID: 25133620.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between a clinical test of ankle plantarflexor strength and ankle power generation (APG) at push-off during walking. DESIGN: This is a prospective cross-sectional study of 102 patients with traumatic brain injury. OUTCOME MEASURES: Handheld dynamometry was used to measure ankle plantarflexor strength. Three-dimensional gait analysis was performed to quantify ankle power generation at push-off during walking. RESULTS: Ankle plantarflexor strength was only moderately correlated with ankle power generation at push-off (r = 0.43, P < 0.001; 95% confidence interval, 0.26-0.58). There was also a moderate correlation between ankle plantarflexor strength and self-selected walking velocity (r = 0.32, P = 0.002; 95% confidence interval, 0.13-0.48). CONCLUSIONS: Handheld dynamometry measures of ankle plantarflexor strength are only moderately correlated with ankle power generation during walking. This clinical test of ankle plantarflexor strength is a poor predictor of calf muscle function during gait in people with traumatic brain injury.
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