- Foot bones undergo specific shape changes with increasing size.
- The talus bone scaled isometrically, while the calcaneus displayed negative allometry.
- These adaptations may play a role in mitigating internal bone stress as skeletal size increases.
- Understanding shape-size relationships of foot bones could enhance the management of joint conditions.
- Talus and calcaneus are key bones related to foot function.
- Joint contact stress and degenerative joint conditions like osteoarthritis may be impacted by these findings.
- Joint-level adaptations were primarily driven by changes in the calcaneus.
Source: Royal Society Open Science
