The in vivo elastic properties of the plantar fascia during the contact phase of walking

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 238-244

  Gefen, Amit ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Fluoroscopy; Foot; Foot ground pressure; Gait; Soft tissue mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ELASTICITY; FASCIA; FASCIITIS; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOOT; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PLANTAR FASCIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE; VALIDATION PROCESS; WALKING; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE;

ADULT; ELASTICITY; FASCIA; FLUOROSCOPY; FOOT; GAIT; HUMANS; PRESSURE; WALKING;

EID: 0037491317     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070302400307     Document Type: Article

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