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The Human Foot. A Companion to Clinical Studies.
Klenerman, Leslie; Wood, Bernard
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Description for The Human Foot. A Companion to Clinical Studies.
hardcover. A collaboration between an orthopedic surgeon and a paleoanthropologist, this book starts by tracing the evolutionary history of feet all the way from their beginnings as fins to modern human feet. It presents the foot, a neglected but important region, taking into account advances in the study of evolution, imaging, physiology and biomechanics. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MFGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 558.
The appendages at the end of our forelimbs tend to attract the evolutionary and clinical limelight, but our feet are as important as our hands for our survival and success as a species. We tend to take them for granted, yet the many millions of modern humans who run either competitively or for recreation, or who play sports such as soccer, tennis, and badminton, or who ride, or dance, or swim, or climb, or who stand and walk as part of their work, all depend on their feet. We submit them to unreasonable loads, and expect them to survive our ... Read more
The appendages at the end of our forelimbs tend to attract the evolutionary and clinical limelight, but our feet are as important as our hands for our survival and success as a species. We tend to take them for granted, yet the many millions of modern humans who run either competitively or for recreation, or who play sports such as soccer, tennis, and badminton, or who ride, or dance, or swim, or climb, or who stand and walk as part of their work, all depend on their feet. We submit them to unreasonable loads, and expect them to survive our ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
182
Place of Publication
England, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781852339258
SKU
V9781852339258
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Klenerman, Leslie; Wood, Bernard
Bernard Wood Bernard Wood is at present Professor of Human Origins at George Washington University and Adjunct Senior Scientist at the National Museum of Natural History, the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, USA. In 1982 he was appointed to the S.A. Courtauld Chair of Anatomy in the University of London, and in 1985 he moved to the Derby Chair of ... Read more
Reviews for The Human Foot. A Companion to Clinical Studies.
From the reviews of the first edition: "This book is the offshoot of a collaboration between an orthopaedic surgeon and an anatomist/palaeoanthropologist. … The Human Foot is a nicely written book with 85 figures to illustrate the text. This book is intended for orthopaedic surgeons, physiotherapists, sports scientists and to anyone who wants to have ... Read more