Finite element analysis of a model of a therapeutic shoe: Effect of material selection for the outsole

Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 75-81

  Lewis, Gladius ^a  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Therapeutic shoes; Von Mises stress

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE; POLYURETHAN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DEVICE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOE; STRESS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTION; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; POLYETHYLENE; POLYURETHANES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SHOES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0037220128     PISSN: 09592989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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