Analysis of the human and ape foot during bipedal standing with implications for the evolution of the foot

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1831-1836

  Wang, W J ^a,b   Crompton, R H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Foot proportions; Force; Muscle; Ratio of power arm to load arm; Standing

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LOADS (FORCES); MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

APE FEET; METATARSALS; TALOCRURAL JOINTS;

BIPED LOCOMOTION;

ANKLE; APE; APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FOOT; FORCE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; TARSOMETATARSAL JOINT;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; EVOLUTION; FOOT; GAIT; GORILLA GORILLA; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PAN TROGLODYTES; PONGO PYGMAEUS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 7444266402     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2004.02.036     Document Type: Article

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