Vasculometry and biomechanics of the foot

Through the human evolution, process of hominisation and bipedal locomotion the lower limbs undertake essentially changed biomechanical conditions resulting by an evolutionary adaptation of the human body to erect position. Lower limbs undertake entire loading force from the body and different biomechanic and kinematic role as well a different process of functional adaptation than the upper limbs. Logically is that the different evolutionary adaptation of the lower limbs may result also by a different patology for instance by the diabetic foot. Interrelationship between arterial cross-sectional area and tissue volume for the empties (cadaveric) arteries is five times better for upper limbs in relation to lower limbs. Međutim, in living subjects this difference, in diastolic and sistolic case both, was something manja. This finding confirm the hypothesis that another possibilities of haemodynamic and structural prilagodbe exist too.