The discovery of a relatively complete Australopithecus sediba adult female skeleton permits
a detailed locomotor analysis in which joint systems can be integrated to form a …

This paper presents an analysis of metatarsal torsion in apes, cercopithecoids and humans,
compares australopiths with these species, and discusses their inferred foot morphology …

The absence of a midtarsal break has long been regarded as a derived feature of the human
foot. Humans possess a rigid midfoot that acts as an efficient lever during the propulsive …

Among the structural properties of trabecular bone, the degree of anisotropy is most often
found to separate taxa with different habitual locomotor modes. This study examined the …

Differences in how the hands of gorillas and chimpanzees contact the ground while knuckle
walking have been noted but generally not quantified. It is widely believed that gorillas …

This study quantifies the proximal articular surface shape of metatarsal (MT) 4 and MT 5
using three-dimensional morphometrics. Humans and apes are compared to test whether …

A unique pattern of pedal loading from heel-strike at touchdown to hallucal propulsion at toe-
off is a distinct feature of mature human bipedalism, however, its first appearance in the …

Abstract The" Knuckle-walking Hominin Hypothesis" postulates that there was a knuckle-
walking phase during the transition from quadrupedalism to bipedalism. To address this …

The intensity of research to study the functioning of the human foot and the body-weight
loading impact on its performance has increased considerably in the last five years. This …

The discovery of a relatively complete Australopithecus sediba adult female skeleton permits
a detailed locomotor analysis in which joint systems can be integrated to form a …