Bordelon's 1987 AOFAS presidential address synthesizes paleoanthropological and biomechanical evidence to argue that evolutionary redesign of the foot — not brain growth or tool use — was the primary catalyst for human development, and draws implications for how clinicians should think about foot function in the context of the entire lower extremity.
Provides evolutionary context for understanding why certain foot deformities and pathologies occur, helping explain the anatomical basis for common clinical problems.
Bordelon's 1987 AOFAS presidential address synthesizes paleoanthropological and biomechanical evidence to argue that evolutionary redesign of the foot — not brain growth or tool use — was the primary catalyst for human development, and draws implications for how clinicians should think about foot function in the context of the entire lower extremity.
Provides evolutionary context for understanding why certain foot deformities and pathologies occur, helping explain the anatomical basis for common clinical problems.