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“The Game is Afoot!”

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Forensic Medicine of the Lower Extremity

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Abstract

Academic physical anthropologists are well aware of the importance of the foot (as more enduringly represented by its bony skeleton) in understanding human evolution, which is literally based on the acquisition of upright posture. The relative size of ancient calcanei and other tarsals, along with the curvature of the metatarsals that create the arches of the foot, provide direct clues as to the location and timing of the appearance of the “first” humans.

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  1. Lucas County Coroner’s Office, Toledo, OH

    Julie Mather Saul BA

  2. Wayne County Medical Examiner’s Office, Detroit, MI

    Julie Mather Saul BA

  3. Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH

    Frank P. Saul PhD, DABFA (Associate Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus, Anatomy, Commander)

  4. United States Department of Homeland Security, Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team, Region V, USA

    Frank P. Saul PhD, DABFA (Associate Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus, Anatomy, Commander)

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  1. Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

    Jeremy Rich DPM (Research Fellow in Medicine) (Research Fellow in Medicine)

  2. Office of the Medical Examiner, County of Summit, Akron, OH

    Dorothy E. Dean MD

  3. Division of Scientific Services, Controlled Substances/Toxicology Laboratory, Connecticut Department of Public Safety, Hartford, CT

    Robert H. Powers PhD

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Saul, J.M., Saul, F.P. (2005). “The Game is Afoot!”. In: Rich, J., Dean, D.E., Powers, R.H. (eds) Forensic Medicine of the Lower Extremity. Forensic Science and Medicine. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-897-8:359

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