Simulations of foot stability during gait characteristic of ankle dorsiflexor weakness in the elderly

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 333-337

  Gefen, Amit ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Finite element modeling; Foot ground contact stress; Muscle weakness; Plantar pressure

Indexed keywords

DORSIFLEXOR MUSCLE WEAKNESS; FOOT STABILITY;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GAIT ANALYSIS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSORY PERCEPTION; STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS);

NEUROLOGY;

ACHILLES REFLEX; AGED; ARTICLE; FALLING; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FOOT; GAIT; HEEL; HUMAN; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FOOT; FRAIL ELDERLY; GAIT; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTURE;

EID: 0035738964     PISSN: 15344320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/7333.1000112     Document Type: Article

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