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Step width and frontal plane trunk motion in bipedal chimpanzee and human walking

Thompson, Nathan E., O’Neill, Matthew C., Holowka, Nicholas B., Demes, Brigitte·2018·Journal of Human Evolution
DOI 10.1016/j.jhevol.2018.09.006
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Human bipedalism is characterized by mediolateral oscillations of the center of mass (CoM) between the feet. The preferred step widths and CoM oscillations used by humans likely represent a trade-off of several factors (e.g., stance and swing phase costs). However, it is difficult to assess whether human frontal plane control strategies are unique given few detailed data on frontal plane motion during facultative bipedalism in apes. Here, we collected three-dimensional kinematic and kinetic data in humans and chimpanzees to investigate the relationship between step width, mediolateral CoM motion, frontal plane trunk kinematics, and CoM power during bipedalism. Chimpanzee bipedalism entails mediolateral CoM oscillations and step widths that are (scaled to lower/hind limb length) three times larger than those of humans. Chimpanzees use a combination of linear and angular motion of the trunk and list the entire trunk, and especially thorax, over the stance side foot, generating large mediolateral shifts in the CoM, whereas humans utilize little angular motion within the trunk. Larger mediolateral CoM motions do not have a significant effect on CoM power. Similarities between bipedal chimpanzees and other bipedal non-human primates (macaques and gibbons) indicate that narrow CoM motions are unique to humans and are likely due to our adducted hips and valgus knees. Valgus knees appear early in the human fossil record (∼3.6 Ma), contemporaneous with the Laetoli footprints. However,…

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  • The distinct kinematic features of human bipedal walking that contribute to enhanced economy include extended hip and knee joints, narrow step widths, and heel-first foot strike postures.

    “The distinct kinematic features of human bipedal walking that contribute to this enhanced economy include the use of extended hip and knee joints, narrow step widths, and heel-first foot strike postures (O'Neill, Demes, Thompson, & Umberger, 2018; Pontzer, Raichlen, & Sockol, 2009; Thompson, O'Neill, Holowka, & Demes, 2018; Webber & Raichlen, 2016).”

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Authors
Thompson, N. E., O’Neill, M. C., Holowka, N. B., & Demes, B.
Venue
Journal of Human Evolution
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-12
Volume
125
Pages
27-37
ISSN
0047-2484
DOI
10.1016/j.jhevol.2018.09.006
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  • National Science Foundation (NSF BCS-0935321, NSF SMA-1719432)
  • Leakey Foundation

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