title: Biomechanics: A mathematical perspective.
abstract: This article is the author's perspective of his firsthand experience with Dr Merton Root and the methodology that Dr Root founded. Included are the chronology of events that occurred and the author's impressions of their impact on the profession. A short critique of Dr Lee's work is also included.
authors.affiliation: Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Mathematics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Demp
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005528:Foot / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008433:Mathematics; D008954:Models, Biological; D011032:Podiatry / Q000266:history*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results