Towards a better understanding of foot and ankle kinematics in rheumatoid arthritis

193 Pages·2012·4.39 MB·English

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TOWARDS A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF FOOT AND ANKLE
KINEMATICS IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

THE EFFECTS OF WALKING SPEED AND STRUCTURAL IMPAIRMENTS

Rosemary Dubbeldam
Address of correspondence
Rosemary Dubbeldam
Roessingh Research and Development
PO Box 310
7500 AH Enschede
The Netherlands
[email protected]

Colophon
ISBN: 978-90-365-3407-9
DOI number: 10.3990/1.9789036534079
Printing: Gildeprint Drukkerijen Enschede, the Netherlands
Cover: Photographs of feet of rheumatoid arthritis patients participating in this thesis.

The publication of this thesis was generously sponsored by:
Chair Biomedical Signals and Systems of the University of Twente,
Dutch Arthritis Foundation, Roche Nederland B.V. and Pfizer B.V.

Copyright © Rosemary Dubbeldam, Enschede, the Netherlands, 2012
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or
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TOWARDS A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF FOOT AND ANKLE
KINEMATICS IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

THE EFFECTS OF WALKING SPEED AND STRUCTURAL IMPAIRMENTS

PROEFSCHRIFT
ter verkrijging van
de graad van doctor aan de Universiteit Twente,
op gezag van de rector magnificus,
prof. dr. H. Brinksma,
volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties
in het openbaar te verdedigen
op vrijdag 19 oktober 2012 om 16.45 uur

door

Rosemary Dubbeldam
geboren op 9 juli 1972
te Den Helder
Dit proefschrift is goedgekeurd door:
Prof. dr. ir. H.J. Hermens (promotor)
Prof. dr. M.A.F.J. van de Laar (promotor)
Dr. J.H. Buurke (assistent-promotor)
De examencommissie is als volgt samengesteld:

Voorzitter/secretaris (chairman/secretary)
Prof. dr. ir. A.J. Mouthaan Universiteit Twente

Promotoren (supervisors)
Prof. dr. ir. H.J. Hermens Universiteit Twente
Prof. dr. M.A.F.J. van de Laar Universiteit Twente

Assistent-promotor (assistant supervisor)
Dr. J.H. Buurke Roessingh Research and Development

Overige commissieleden en referenten (committee members and referees):
Prof. dr. ir. H.F.J.M. Koopman Universiteit Twente
Prof. dr. ir. G.J. Verkerke Universiteit Twente
Prof. dr. J. Woodburn Glasgow Caledonian University, UK
Dr. S.A. Bus Universiteit van Amsterdam
Dr. A.V. Nene Het Roessingh Revalidatie Centrum
Dr. A.V.C.M. Zeegers Medisch Spectrum Twente

Paranimfen:
Hetty Baan
Leendert Schaake

Contents
Page
Chapter 1. General introduction 9
Chapter 2. Gait analysis of the lower limb in patients with rheumatoid 21
arthritis: A systematic review
Chapter 3. The effect of foot marker placement variation on assessed 71
joint kinematics in rheumatoid arthritis: a model simulation
Chapter 4. The effects of walking speed on forefoot, hindfoot and ankle 81
joint motion
Chapter 5. Foot and ankle joint kinematics in rheumatoid arthritis cannot 99
only be explained by alteration in walking speed
Chapter 6. Kinematic coupling relationships exist between non-adjacent 115
segments of the foot and ankle of healthy subjects
Chapter 7. Foot and ankle kinematics in rheumatoid arthritis: the influence 131
of foot and ankle joint and leg tendon pathologies
Chapter 8. General discussion 151
Summary 169
Samenvatting 176
Dankwoord 183
Curriculum vitae 187
Publications 189
Progress Range 190

1
General introduction