The Science of Footwear

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  • Figure 1.1          
    Top view of the skeletal foot. Note: 1 calcaneus; 2 talus; 3 navicular; 4 the medial cuneiform, 5 the intermediate cuneiform; 6 the lateral cuneiform; 7 cuboid
  • Figure 1.2 
    The medial longitudinal arch
  • Figure 1.3           
    The lateral longitudinal arch
  • Figure 1.4
    Transverse arch
  • Figure 1.6
    The joints of the foot
  • Figure 1.7
    The dorsal vein distribution
  • Figure 1.8
    The dorsal vein distribution
  • Figure 1.9
    The plantar cutaneous distribution
  • Figure 1.10
    The plantar cutaneous distribution
  • Figure 1.10
    The cutaneous distribution on the medial side (above) and lateral side (below)
  • Figure 1.12
    Landmarks on the surface of the foot
  • Figure 1.13
    Example of MRI images
  • Figure 1.14
    Edges extraction from MRI images (a) Automatic edge detection using Matlab program (b) Selection of only the edges of the bones
  • Figure 1.15
    Digital model of foot (a) Surface model (b)  Skeletal model  (c) Visualization of bones and surface (d) Blood vessels and connective tissues (e) Muscles model  (f) Mesh model