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Recent literature:
Paper: Biomechanics of the foot in rheumatoid
arthritis: Identifying abnormal function and the factors
associated with localised disease 'impact'
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Paper: The effects of external
ankle support on dynamic restraint characteristics of
the ankle in volleyball players.
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Paper: The effect of a subject-specific
amount of lateral wedge on knee mechanics in patients
with medial knee osteoarthritis.
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Paper: Association of subjective
ratings of slipperiness to heel displacement following
contact with the floor.
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Paper: The influence of boot stiffness
on gait kinematics and kinetics during stance phase.
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Paper: The role of the stretch
reflex in the gastrocnemius muscle during human locomotion
at various speeds.
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Dr Alex Stacoff, co-founder
of i-FAB (died 26.9.08)
Dear all i-FAB members,
It is with great sadness that we must report to you that Alex Stacoff,
one of the founder members of i-FAB, passed away last Friday (26.9.08).
This is an untimely loss to his family, his friends, and to the
scientific community.
Alex’s research record speaks for itself. As a senior academic
at the Institute of Biomechanics within ETH Zurich, Alex worked
at one of the worlds leading Universities, and one with an enviable
biomechanics heritage. He published widely in the best quality journals
and tutored many students through Masters and Doctorate studies.
He published 13 papers in the last 3 years alone and he was a co-author
on all but three of these papers. This speaks to the way he was
open to collaboration and to facilitating the work of others. Alex
was involved in i-FAB from the outset because he strongly believed
in the value of working collaboratively and supporting the work
of others. His contribution to ISB over many years is a testament
to his commitment and dedication.
Beyond his research, Alex’s personal qualities will live
on in the memories of those who were fortunate enough to work with
him. He was the consummate professional scholar, an intellectual
who worked with integrity to drive new initiatives to the benefit
of all around him. He supported younger and emerging researchers
with their ideas and played an important mentoring role for many
people in their careers.
Having experienced some health problems in recent years, his recent
publication record and enthusiasm for i-FAB provides a model of
how to triumph over adversity and return with renewed energy and
determination.
Above all perhaps, Alex has left us some important signposts indicating
how quiet, diligent, selfless work can make a huge contribution.
He was a true gentleman in every sense and we have all benefited
from knowing him.
Our thoughts are with his wife Moni and family.
Regards,
the i-FAB steering group
Chris Nester
Alberto Leardini
Dieter Rosenbaum
Peter Cavanagh
Ming Zhang
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2008 Conference
- selected abstracts are now available through a special edition
of the Journal of Foot and Ankle Research!
click here
Welcome to i-FAB!
i-FAB is an international collaborative activity which will have
an important impact on the foot and ankle biomechanics community.
It was launched on July 2nd 2007 at the foot and ankle session of
the International Society of Biomechanics meeting in Taipei, Taiwan
(click here
for slides).
i-FAB welcomes members from every community
related to foot and ankle biomechanics, from academics, physicians,
podiatrists, surgeons, and health professionals, to members of the
footwear, insole, surgery and related industries. ifab has an open
philosophy and connecting people across traditional disciplinary
boundaries is one of its key objectives. Membership is presently
FREE.
See the list of existing members here.
A Steering Group has been formed to guide the initial development
of the i-FAB community and its activities. The Steering Group seeks
to construct a framework for developing i-FAB to meet the needs
of the foot and ankle biomechanics community and welcomes input
and direction from members.
Three i-FAB activities are presently underway: web site, conference,
and e-communications. The web site and e-communications are the
start of a global "collaborative
workspace" in which all members of the foot and
ankle biomechanics community can engage. This collaborative workspace
will harness the most recent IT developments for supporting the
organisation and co-ordination of activities across traditional
disciplinary boundaries and between groups who are geographically
distributed (see collaborative
software).
See version 1 of the i-FAB workspace here.
Collectively, these activities have the following objectives:
• Providing information on the global activities related
to foot and ankle biomechanics
• Connecting people working in the foot and ankle biomechanics
domain regardless of location and discipline
• Facilitating debate on key issues for the community
• Creating coordinated community wide activities
• Developing a profile for an international critical mass
of research activity related to foot and ankle biomechanics
We hope you will join i-FAB and contribute to the development of
this exciting opportunity for your community.
See first i-FAB newsletter here
i-FAB Steering Group:
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News:
Podcast of the 2008 congress tutorials is
now available, click here
i-FAB launched at ISB in Taipei, Taiwan (click
here for slides).
1st i-FAB congress sees more than 160 delegates
in Bologna!!
Click here:
Links:
ISB Footwear Biomechanics Group Hompage
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