New RVC research explains human foot and leg proportions: Novel research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) examining the human walk has been able to predict leg and foot proportions using collisional geometry. The findings suggest why modern humans have a knee halfway down their legs, short heel and toes, a stiff, longer midfoot, and why a comfortable step is two to three feet long. Human legs and feet have evolved over time. Since our common ancestor with the great apes, human leg length has increased, the leg in stance has become straighter, feet have become stiffer and toes shorter.
New RVC research explains human foot and leg proportions as seen on The Hippocratic Post.