Transfer of the second to the first meta
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Paolo Sassu; Tsu Min Tsai
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Article
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2009
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract The medial longitudinal arch of the foot plays a major role for a physiologic transfer of the load from the heel to the forefoot during walking and running. Traumatic amputation that involve either the great toe or the whole first metatarsal bone can lead to collapse of the medial longi