Foot and Ankle Anatomy and Biomechanics

Foot and Ankle: Core Knowledge in Orthopaedics

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1-9

  Greisberg, Justin ^a  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

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EID: 74549150370     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-03735-8.50007-8     Document Type: Chapter

References (4)

1. DJ Astion, JT Deland, et al. (1997) Motion of the hindfoot after simulated arthrodesis. J Bone Joint Surg 79 241-246. This well-done experiment reveals the interconnection of the talonavicular, subtalar, and calcaneocuboid joints in complex hindfoot motion. Bottom line: Fusion of the talonavicular joint eliminates virtually all hindfoot motion.
2. ST Hansen (2000) Functional Reconstruction of the Foot and Ankle Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins A modern classic, providing logical approaches to foot and ankle function and pathophysiology. A “must read” for any student of the foot.
3. DJ Morton (1935) The Human Foot: Its Evolution, Physiology, and Functional Disorders Morningside Heights: Columbia University Press This classic text—written by an anatomist, not a surgeon—is an interesting read emphasizing the importance of first ray stability in some disorders of the human foot.
4. TR Olson and MR Seidel (1983) The evolutionary basis of some clinical disorders of the human foot: A comparative survey of the living primates. Foot Ankle Int 3 322-341. A thorough review of the foot in humans and primates, again emphasizing the importance of stability of the first ray.