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The Effect of Ambient Temperature on the Shoe-Surface interface Release Coefficient

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Gary Stilwell, MBA

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Kenneth Rogers, MS, ATC

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Previous studies of the shoe-surface interface corre lated foot fixation with cleat length, configuration, and material composition as well as turf type and surface conditions. Our study examined the effect of tempera ture on the rotational torsion resistance of artificial turf football shoes. Five football shoe models, a flat-soled basketball-style turf shoe, a natural grass soccer-style shoe, and three multistudded turf shoes, were studied on dry AstroTurf at five temperatures (range, 52°F to 110°F). An assay device, a prosthetic foot mounted on a loaded stainless steel shaft, was used to determine the force necessary to release a shoe from the turf's surface. We used a torque wrench to apply a rotational force so that each shoe was pivoted counterclockwise through an arc of 60°. Our results indicated that re lease coefficients differ within and among the shoe models at various turf temperatures. We also found that an increase in turf temperature, in combination with cleat characteristics, affects shoe-surface inter face friction and potentially places the athlete's knee and ankle at risk of injury. Based on an established risk criterion, which correlated shoe-surface interface com binations in the laboratory with documented clinical occurrences, only the flat-soled basketball-style turf shoe could be designated "safe" or "probably safe" at all five temperatures.

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