This article is part of the supplement: 1st Congress of the International Foot & Ankle Biomechanics (i-FAB) community
Keynote presentation
Sailing charted seas: biomechanics and the orthopedic surgeon
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Correspondence: George A Arangio casarangio@aol.com
Department Orthopaedic Surgery, Penn State, Milton S. Hershey Medical College
Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2008, 1(Suppl 1):K2 doi:10.1186/1757-1146-1-S1-K2
Published: 26 September 2008First paragraph (this article has no abstract)
Biomechanical models have been used to study the distribution of foot forces, metatarsal stresses, heel pad, arch height, plantar aponeurosis, subtalar joint, extrinsic muscles, medial displacement calcaneal osteotomy, subtalar arthroereisis and lateral column lengthening calcaneal osteotomy in the normal and flatfoot. We review past research data and discuss results as they relate to relevant clinical topics. [1-6]