midfoot
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- noun
- /ˈmɪdˌfʊt/
- Specialized
- A Lisfranc injury is a mid-foot injury where typically a ligament that connects the midfoot to the forefoot is ruptured.
- medial midfoot
- lateral midfoot
- midfoot loading
Examples
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Some landed on the midfoot.
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The foot is shorter than other segments and can be deformed at the midfoot joints.
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The bar is above your midfoot, the load is above your midfoot.
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But heel striking is just too uncomfortable when people run barefoot, so they change from heel strike to midfoot strike.
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Lisfranc (midfoot) injuries result if bones in the midfoot are broken or ligaments that support the midfoot are torn.
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In half of the subjects, there was an increase in loading under lateral midfoot with the cast; in the other half, there was a decrease in lateral midfoot loading.
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Visual inspection also supported the view that this reduction under the metatarsals was at least partly achieved by the redistribution of load into the midfoot area.
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Interestingly, these two subjects showed a decrease in midfoot loading (50-117 kPa) with the cast.
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Most recreational runners strike the ground with the heel first—even many who think they are midfoot strikers.
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The shoe provides excellent support across the midfoot, ensuring comfort during long runs.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Midfoot is made of mid 'middle' and foot 'foot', just like midday is the middle of the day. So midfoot names the middle part of the foot between the heel and the toes.