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Functional Adaptation of the Calcaneus in Historical Foot Binding

The normal structure of human feet is optimized for shock dampening during walking and running. Foot binding was a historical practice in China aimed at restricting the growth of female feet for aesthetic reasons. In a bound foot the shock‐dampening function normally facilitated by the foot arches i...

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Autores principales: Reznikov, Natalie, Phillips, Carina, Cooke, Martyn, Garbout, Amin, Ahmed, Farah, Stevens, Molly M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5603983/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28561380
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.3185