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Joint Forces within The Ankle During Level Walking. Mike Arakilo, University of Dundee. October 2, 2008 Abstract. Total Ankle Replacement (TAR) has been shown to lack the long term reliability of other implants. Many efforts have been made to im- prove the design. These have included simply exploiting more anatomically shaped prosthesis; however understanding the fundamental mechanics of the joint based upon robust experimental data is perhaps a more promising ap- proach. Current data describing ankle joint forces have been calculated based on questionable assumptions from a very limited numbe