An inverse finite-element model of heel-pad indentation

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1279-1286

  Erdemir, Ahmet ^a   Viveiros, Meredith L ^b   Ulbrecht, Jan S ^c   Cavanagh, Peter R ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b INSTRON   (United Kingdom)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcaneus; Diabetic foot; Finite element analysis; Plantar; Soft tissue injuries; Ulcers; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; ERROR ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PATHOLOGY; TISSUE; ULTRASONICS;

CALCANEUS; DIABETIC FOOT; PLANTAR; SOFT-TISSUE INJURIES; ULCERS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ORTHOPEDICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALCANEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; ERROR; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FORCE; HEEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PREDICTION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SOFT TISSUE; STUDENT T TEST; THICKNESS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIABETIC FOOT; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HARDNESS; HARDNESS TESTS; HEEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES;

EID: 33646025277     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.03.007     Document Type: Article

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