Lucy's flat feet: the relationship between the ankle and rearfoot arching in early hominins.
<h4>Background</h4>In the Plio-Pleistocene, the hominin foot evolved from a grasping appendage to a stiff, propulsive lever. Central to this transition was the development of the longitudinal arch, a structure that helps store elastic energy and stiffen the foot during bipedal locomotion...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010
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