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[Submitted on 6 May 2023 (v1), last revised 1 May 2024 (this version, v5)]
Title:Tibial Strains are Sensitive to Speed, but not Grade, Perturbations During Running
View PDF HTML (experimental)Abstract:A fatigue-failure process is hypothesized to govern the development of tibial stress fractures, where bone damage is highly dependent on the peak strain magnitude. To date, much of the work examining tibial strains during running has ignored uphill and downhill running despite the prevalence of this terrain. This study examined the sensitivity of tibial strains to changes in running grade and speed using a combined musculoskeletal-finite element modeling routine. Seventeen participants ran on a treadmill at $\pm$10°, $\pm$5°, and 0°; at each grade, participants ran at 3.33 m/s and a grade-adjusted speed - 2.50 m/s and 4.17 m/s for uphill and downhill conditions, respectively. Force and motion data were recorded in each grade and speed combination. Muscle and joint contact forces were estimated using inverse-dynamics-based static optimization. These forces were applied to a participant-informed finite element model of the tibia. None of the strain variables (50th and 95th percentile strain and strained volume $\geq$4000 $\mu\varepsilon$) differed as a function of running grade; however, all strain variables were sensitive to running speed (F(1)$\geq$9.59, p$\leq$0.03). In particular, a 1 m/s increase in running speed resulted in a 9% ($\approx$ 260 $\mu\varepsilon$) and 155% ($\approx$ 600 mm^3) increase in peak strain and strained volume, respectively. Overall, these findings suggest that faster running speed, but not changes in running grade, may be more deleterious to the tibia.
Submission history
From: Michael Baggaley [view email][v1] Sat, 6 May 2023 21:40:19 UTC (1,700 KB)
[v2] Thu, 14 Sep 2023 20:00:02 UTC (3,587 KB)
[v3] Tue, 19 Sep 2023 18:37:07 UTC (3,615 KB)
[v4] Thu, 28 Sep 2023 19:22:12 UTC (1,322 KB)
[v5] Wed, 1 May 2024 19:12:41 UTC (1,522 KB)
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