The axial injury tolerance of the human foot/ankle complex and the effect of achilles tension

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 124, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 750-757

  Funk, James R ^a   Crandall, Jeff R ^a   Tourret, Lisa J ^a   MacMahon, Conor B ^a   Bass, Cameron R ^a   Patrie, James T ^a   Khaewpong, Nopporn ^b   Eppinger, Rolf H ^b  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; MUSCLE; SENSORS; TENDONS;

INJURIES;

BIOMECHANICS;

ACHILLES TENDON; ACOUSTICS; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CALCANEUS; CALCANEUS FRACTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIMB INJURY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MUSCLE TONE; SENSOR; SURVIVAL; TIBIA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANKLE; ANKLE INJURIES; ANTHROPOMETRY; CADAVER; FEMALE; FOOT; FOOT INJURIES; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIBIAL FRACTURES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0036964578     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1514675     Document Type: Article

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