@article{ref1,
title="Slip resistance of non-slip socks: an accelerometer-based approach",
journal="Gait and posture",
year="2011",
author="Hübscher, Markus and Thiel, Christian and Schmidt, Jens and Bach, Matthias and Banzer, Winfried and Vogt, Lutz",
volume="33",
number="4",
pages="740-742",
abstract="The present study investigated the relative slip resistance of commercially available non-slip socks during gait. Twenty-four healthy subjects (29.3±10.4 years) participated in the study. Each subject completed 4 different test conditions (barefoot, non-slip socks, conventional socks, backless slippers) in a randomized, balanced order. The slip resistance was estimated by measuring the heel deceleration time using a heel-mounted accelerometer. Repeated measures ANOVA and post hoc paired-sample t-test with Bonferroni correction were used for statistical analysis. Compared to barefoot walking absolute deceleration times [ms] were significantly increased when wearing conventional socks or slippers. No significant differences were observed between the barefoot and non-slip socks conditions. The present study shows that non-slip socks improved slip-resistance during gait when compared to conventional socks and slippers. Future investigations should verify the present findings in hospital populations prone to slip-related falls.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0966-6362",
doi="10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.02.021",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.02.021"
}