The Human Foot A Companion to Clinical Studies /

• Main Authors: Klenerman, Leslie (Author), Wood, Bernard (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Orthopedics.; Sports medicine.; Physiotherapy.; Medicine & Public Health.; Surgical Orthopedics.; Sports Medicine.

The Human Foot, a collaboration between an orthopedic surgeon and a paleoanthropologist, starts by tracing the evolutionary history of feet all the way from their beginnings as fins to modern human feet. It presents the foot, a neglected but important region, taking into account advances in the stud...

Table of Contents:

• Early Evolution of the Foot
• Recent Evolution of the Human Foot
• How the Foot Works
• The Development of Gait
• The Measurement of Footprints (Pedobarography)
• The Foot in Action
• Amputations and Prostheses.