Measuring Foot Motion: Forward and Inverse Dynamic Models Foot and Ankle Research Retreat II, April 30-May 1, 2004, Los Angeles, CA

Irene S. Davis

DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2004.0302

This was the second Foot and Ankle Research Retreat sponsored by the Foot and Ankle Interest Group of the Orthopedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association. It was hosted by the Department of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy at the University of Southern California and was held April 30 to May 1, 2004. The purpose of this second retreat was to address the measurement of foot motion, focusing on the various foot models that have recently been proposed in the scientific community. Clinicians and scientists with a common interest in the measurement of foot and ankle mechanics attended the retreat. The 40-plus participants included registrants from across the United States as well as Australia, Singapore, and England. A scientific call for abstracts for the retreat was announced in the summer of 2003. All abstracts were then peer reviewed for scientific merit and relevance to the retreat. In the end, 14 abstracts were accepted for podium presentations. These were grouped into sessions addressing multisegment foot models, hindfoot modeling, and new techniques and applications. The format of the 2-day meeting included 1 keynote presentation each day, along with 20-minute podium presentations made by some of the participants. Thirty-minute discussions followed each session and each keynote address. The keynote presenters were chosen for their scientific contributions in the area of measuring foot and ankle motion. Arne Lundberg, MD, PhD, from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden gave the first keynote. Dr. Lundberg is a pioneer in the area of measuring multisegment foot motion, and his address was titled ‘‘The Ankle/Foot Complex: Solid Block, Gearbox or Cushion?’’ The second keynote presenter was Neil Sharkey, PhD, from The Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Sharkey developed one of the first gait simulators, and he presented his research in a keynote titled ‘‘One Step at a Time: Lessons Learned from Cadaver Simulation of Locomotion.’’ In this special report, you will find a consensus statement, a listing of the presentations and authors, and an abstract of each of the presentations made at the conference.

J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2004;34(9):A1-A18.

Key Words: foot and ankle motion, measurement, multisegment foot models, hindfoot models

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