Viitasalo J T, Kvist M
Am J Sports Med. 1983 May-Jun;11(3):125-30. doi: 10.1177/036354658301100304.
Thirteen adult male athletes (long-distance runners and orienteerers without foot problems) and 35 male athletes with shin splints were compared with respect to: 1) the position of the lower leg and the heel while standing, 2) the passive range of mobility in the subtalar joint, and 3) the angular displacement between the calcaneus and the midline of the lower leg (Achilles tendon angle) while running with bare feet on a treadmill. In standing, the two groups differed statistically significantly in the Achilles tendon angle, which values were greater in the shin splint group. With respect to passive mobility, the athletes with shin splints had significantly greater (P less than 0.05-0.01) angular displacement values in inversion, eversion, and in their sum than the control group. While running, the Achilles tendon angle of the shin splint group was significantly greater (P less than 0.01) at the heel strike. Further, the shin splints group had a significantly greater (P less than 0.01) angular displacement between the heel strike and the maximal everted position. The results suggest structural and functional differences in the feet and ankles between healthy athletes and those with shin splints.
对13名成年男性运动员（无足部问题的长跑运动员和定向越野运动员）和35名患有胫骨夹板的男性运动员进行了以下方面的比较：1）站立时小腿和足跟的位置；2）距下关节的被动活动范围；3）在跑步机上赤足跑步时跟骨与小腿中线之间的角位移（跟腱角）。站立时，两组在跟腱角方面存在统计学显著差异，胫骨夹板组的该值更大。在被动活动方面，患有胫骨夹板的运动员在内翻、外翻及其总和方面的角位移值显著大于（P小于0.05 - 0.01）对照组。跑步时，胫骨夹板组在足跟触地时的跟腱角显著更大（P小于0.01）。此外，胫骨夹板组在足跟触地和最大外翻位置之间的角位移显著更大（P小于0.01）。结果表明健康运动员与患有胫骨夹板的运动员在足部和踝关节的结构和功能上存在差异。
