Figure 1.
Axial view of the plantar aponeurosis.
LP, lateral part; CP, central part; MP, medial part; L, length; W, width.
Figure 2.
Five central part plantar aponeurosis bundles.
B, bundle.
Figure 3.
LS, loading system; F, F-scan film; C, camera; S, scale.
Figure 4.
Plantar pressure distribution areas.
Zone 1, hallux; Zone 2, first metatarsal head; Zone 3, second metatarsal head; Zone 4, third to fourth metatarsal head; Zone 5, fifth metatarsal head.
Table 1.
Central aponeurosis bundle measurements (Mean ± SD, n = 8).
Table 2.
Dorsiflexion of the first MTP joint.
Table 3.
Vertical displacement with the MTP joints dorsiflexed by 45° (n = 6).
Table 4.
Vertical displacement with an axial load of 600(n = 6).
Table 5.
Transverse displacement of the metatarsal head with an axial load of 600(n = 6).
Table 6.
Peak forefoot plantar pressure with a 600-N load (n = 6).