Kinetics
Similar to our kinematic findings, distal foot kinetic coupling was also apparent. The energy generated by the midtarsal joint and absorbed by the MTP joint was less in locked brace compared to unconstrained conditions (Fig. There were significant main effects in hallux COP, peak joint moments, and peak segment forces. The hallux COP location for both locked brace conditions was approximately 0.3 cm farther forward on the hallux compared to CON and 0.15 cm farther than BR_UN (Fig. 