Effect of Achilles tendon loading on plantar fascia tension in the standing foot

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 194-203

  Cheung, Jason Tak Man ^a   Zhang, Ming ^a   An, Kai Nan ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadaver; Fasciitis; Finite element analysis; Night splints; Plantar aponeurosis; Strain

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CONTROL NONLINEARITIES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOADS (FORCES); STRAIN;

CADAVER; FASCIITIS; NIGHT SPLINTS; PLANTAR APONEUROSIS;

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; CALCANEUS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FOOT; FOREFOOT; GEOMETRY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING;

ACHILLES TENDON; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FASCIA; FASCIITIS, PLANTAR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FOOT; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 29344469298     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2005.09.016     Document Type: Article

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