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. 2021 Nov 17;8(11):211344. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211344

Table 5.

Bone coordinate system definitions based on anatomical landmarks (left foot). m(a,b) = midpoint between a and b.

bone first axis temporary axis second axis third axis
calcaneus XCAL=|12| tCAL=|34| YCAL=tCAL×XCAL ZCAL=XCAL×YCAL
talus XTAL=|56| tTAL=|78| ZTAL=XTAL×tTAL YTAL=ZTAL×XTAL
cuboid XCUB=|910| tCUB=|1112| YCUB=tCUB×XCUB ZCUB=XCUB×YCUB
navicular YNAV=|1314| tNAV=|1315| XNAV=YNAV×tNAV ZNAV=XNAV×YNAV
tibia YTIB=|m(18,19)m(16,17)| tTIB=|m(17,18)m(16,19)| ZTIB=tTIB×YTIB XTIB=YTIB×ZTIB
MT XMT=|m(23,24)m(m(20,21),22)| tMT=|2123|×|2120| YMT=tMT×XMT ZMT=XMT×YMT