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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...
| Autores principales: | , , , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |