Abstrakt
The human foot is a unique structure. It is the youngest part of our skeleton, the one that literally lets us stand out among the animals.
It is therefore no wonder that the foot has inspired artists of all ages and continents - painters, sculptors, poets, and writers alike - and has given rise to various myths over the centuries. Holy footprints are adored by followers of different religions.
And down on earth - where the foot puts us - it is loaded with symbols. Even Sophocles' famous tragedy Oedipus Rex, first performed around 429 BC, can be understood in quite a different way to that proposed by Sigmund Freud if one looks symbolically at the crippled feet of King Oedipus.
However, as an anatomical structure, the foot has not yet revealed all its secrets. The origin of several accessory bones is fading into prehistory, and even the exact pathomechanism for numerous disorders and injuries is still debated.
As the daily practice of any foot and ankle surgeon reveals, the Stefan Rammelt Hans Zwipp slightest disturbance to this delicate system of bones, joints, and highly specialized soft tissues can have a huge impact on everyday life. Indeed, historically, any foot deformity may have been perceived as a curse in itself.
The Foot: Arts, Myths, and Secrets has been compiled by leading AO surgeons, Jan Bartonicek, Patrick Cronier, and Kaj Klaue, who have contributed in various ways to the Dresden AO Foot and Ankle Courses held regularly since 2002. since they began. Our purpose is to entertain the interested reader with information not usually found in the standard curriculum.
We sincerely hope that you enjoy strolling through this book as much as we had putting it together.