Abstract
The supination of the human tarsus can be evoked in three ways:
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By pure muscle activity in the free hanging foot.
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Starting from the close-packed position of a free standing foot (Barnet et al., 1961), by rotation of the tarsus in the mortise via an input moment on the tibia, combined with muscle activity preventing the turning away of the forefoot.
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Also, starting from the close-packed position, by a coupled rotation in the ankle mortise purely mechanical, with a support against the lateral side of the forefoot, which prevents lateral rotation. No muscle activity is necessary.
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Benink, R.J. (1982). Biomechanical Behaviour of the Human Tarsus Related with a New Radiological Index. In: Huiskes, R., van Campen, D.H., de Wijn, J.R. (eds) Biomechanics: Principles and Applications. Developments in Biomechanics, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7678-8_18
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