ABSTRACT
Analysis of net joint moments and powers is routinely used in gait analysis to assist with clinical decision making and in research to understand function and surgical outcomes. If a more detailed analysis of the motion of the foot was available, this could potentially lead to better clinical decision making and better understanding of both the normal and pathological functions of the foot. Unfortunately, standard gait models treat the foot as a single rigid segment and neither the motions nor the forces within the various joints in the foot are computed.
