Craig and Colleagues:
I wrote:
<<>The sagittal plane stability of
>the forefoot on the rearfoot is just as likely to be due to other factors,
>rather than to "perpendicularity of the TNJ or CCJ axes.>>
Craig replied:
<<... the windlass mechanism>>
Kevin replies:
The windlass mechanism and truss mechanism (mentioned in my last posting)
are one and the same during the midstance phase of gait.
Cheers,
Kevin
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