hindfoot
- noun
- /ˈhaɪndˌfʊt/
- Specialized
- After the injury, the veterinarian examined the dog's hindfoot for any signs of damage.
- forefoot and hindfoot
Examples
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In horses, the strength of the hindfoot plays a crucial role in their ability to run fast.
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In a more detailed analysis, each pressure map was therefore divided into forefoot and hindfoot areas at an arbitrary but constant position in the midfoot, and the load under each area was measured independently.
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The custom instrument includes an electrogoniometer and a footplate designed to eliminate hindfoot motion.
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During each trial, the examiner maintained the hindfoot in neutral, and the dynamic EMG was monitored to ensure that the subject was fully relaxed.
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An example of the foot loading taken during a standing calibration recording, with load shown under the total plantar area, forefoot only, and hindfoot only.
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Metatarsus adductus differs from a clubfoot in that the heel or hindfoot is not in equinus.
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A clubfoot can easily be differentiated from metatarsus adductus by the hindfoot equinus.
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The forefoot adduction and hindfoot varus arc corrected before starting any correction of the heel cord equinus.
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Because of body sway, the load balance between the forefoot and hindfoot is predicted to vary over the 4-second period, sometimes quite dramatically for these relatively unstable patients (Figure 3).
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In the calcaneovalgus foot, the hindfoot is in the dorsiflexed position (calcaneus position) so that the plantar aspect of the forefoot is collinear with it.
Academic text (2005)
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hindfoot is made of two simple parts, hind and foot, where hind means 'back', just like in behind, and foot means 'foot'. So a hindfoot is the 'back' foot of a four-legged animal.