0% · Heel strike
Angle reference
Dashed: tibia-fixed guide · solid: calcaneus-fixed guide · 0° = relaxed standing · true angles, not exaggeratedCalcaneus relative to tibia
+ Abduction− Adduction
Gait cycle: 0%
0:00 / 1:23
Chapters
Explanations and references
Walking → Ankle and Foot → Horizontal Plane → Kinematics
Rearfoot angle = calcaneus relative to the tibia, 0° = relaxed standing — not talocrural rotation, forefoot rotation or foot-progression angle. Event values are reported means; the curve between them is a schematic interpolation.
References
Nester CJ, Jarvis HL, Jones RK, Bowden PD, Liu A. Movement of the human foot in 100 pain free individuals aged 18–45: implications for understanding normal foot function. J Foot Ankle Res. 2014;7:51. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-014-0051-8 (Table 1, calcaneus–tibia transverse plane)
Learning objectives
Follow rearfoot abduction and adduction — the calcaneus relative to the tibia — through one walking cycle.