title: Dynamic biomechanics of the normal foot and ankle during walking and running.
abstract: This article presents an overview of dynamic biomechanics of the asymptomatic foot and ankle that occur during walking and running. Functional descriptions for walking are provided along with a review of quantitative findings from biomechanical analyses. Foot and ankle kinematics and kinetics during running are then presented, starting with a general description that is followed by more specific current research information. An understanding of the dynamic characteristics of the symptom-free foot and ankle during the most common forms of upright locomotion provides the necessary basis for objective evaluation of movement dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Applied Physiology, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45420.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Rodgers
mesh_terms: D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000502:physiology*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D004576:Electromyography; D005528:Foot / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008124:Locomotion; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D012420:Running