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Form and function of the human and chimpanzee forefoot: implications for early hominin bipedalism

During bipedal walking, modern humans dorsiflex their forefoot at the metatarsophalangeal joints (MTPJs) prior to push off, which tightens the plantar soft tissues to convert the foot into a stiff propulsive lever. Particular features of metatarsal head morphology such as “dorsal doming” are thought...

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Autores principales: Fernández, Peter J., Holowka, Nicholas B., Demes, Brigitte, Jungers, William L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4964565/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27464580
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep30532