Van Langelaan: A Kinematical Analysis of the Tarsal Joints

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For those of you who are interested in foot and lower extremity biomechanics, I have uploaded the classic stereo radio-photogrammetry cadaver research studies by Van Langelaan and Benink to my website. These are listed in the folder "Other Important Works in Foot and Lower Extremity Biomechanics". Please e-mail me privately if you would lkie the password to access my website. http://www.box.net/shared/z9vvdj6lt8

Van Langelaan EJ: A kinematical analysis of the tarsal joints: An x-ray photogrammetric study. Acta Orthop. Scand., 54:Suppl. 204, 135-229, 1983.

Benink, RJ: The constraint mechanism of the human tarsus. Acta Orthop Scand, 56: (Suppl) 215, 1985.

The paper by Van Langelaan is the first modern paper on STJ axis kinematics and was a revolutionary paper for me during my Biomechanics Fellowship at CCPM in 1984-85 that allowed me to better develop my ideas on STJ kinematics and kinetics during my early career.

The paper by Benink uses the same apparatus as Van Langelaan but introduces the concept of the "tarsal index" which seems to correlate with STJ axis medial and lateral devation and their effects on the kinetics of external tibial rotation forces required to supinate the foot.

I will try to add papers to the website which are otherwise difficult to obtain and I feel are very important as time goes on.

Hope you enjoy them as much as I did.:drinks

 

I also just uploaded a number of other papers from my library to the website, including a recently published roundtable discussion in Podiatry Management on orthotics between myself, Joseph D'Amico, Brian Fullem, Edward Glaser, Beth Jarret and Paul Scherer. Should be an interesting read for many of you.

 

Thanks Kevin I had started round 1 of finding the Van Langelaan paper but the Libary at the Pod School here did not have one so was about the write to the author and try and find the Journal to see if they had a paper but now I don´t have too thanks very much.

 

Could anyone please privately message the password for Dr Kirby's website?

I'd greatly appreciate that.

Cheers, Jose