A quasi-linear, viscoelastic, structural model of the plantar soft tissue with frequency-sensitive damping properties

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 831-837

  Ledoux, William R ^a,b   Meaney, David F ^c   Hillstrom, Howard J ^d  

^a VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Foot; Heel; Metatarsals

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; DISEASES; ELASTICITY; LOADS (FORCES); STRESS RELAXATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; VISCOELASTICITY;

ORTHOPEDICS DISORDERS; QUASI-LINEAR VISCOELASTIC (QLV) THEORY; SOFT TISSUES; VASCULAR DISEASES;

TISSUE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CALCANEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HALLUX; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METATARSAL BONE; RELAXATION TRAINING; SOFT TISSUE; VISCOELASTICITY; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ELASTICITY; FOOT; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VISCOSITY; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 14344264632     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1824133     Document Type: Article

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