Full Step Cycle Kinematic and Kinetic Comparison of Barefoot Walking and a Traditional Shoe Walking in Healthy Youth: Insights for Barefoot Technology

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Vertical component of contact reaction force (a, b, c) and anterior-posterior component of contact reaction force (d, e, f) at the hip (a, d), knee (b, e), and ankle (c, f) in the sagittal plane during the gait cycle. Curves show the mean value and one standard deviation for walking barefoot (blue dashed line) and neutral shoe (pink solid line), the value that is of significant difference was highlighted in green (for the duration from preswing phase (PSW) to initial swing phase (ISW)). Points of significant differences are marked on the curve.

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