The seventh edition of this volume deals with the lower limb and has been expanded with the inclusion of new diagrams and text dealing in particular with:

• elasticity of the Achilles’ tendon
• barycentre of the pregnant woman
• stance phase
• swinging of the upper limbs
• different types of gait, ordinary and military
• jumping

This book is intended for medical and physical therapy students; and for practising physicians and surgeons wishing to increase their knowledge of the functional anatomy of the locomotor system.