Reduction of plantar heel pressures: Insole design using finite element analysis

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 2363-2370

  Goske, Steven ^a   Erdemir, Ahmet ^b   Petre, Marc ^b,c   Budhabhatti, Sachin ^b,d   Cavanagh, Peter R ^b  

^a Saint Louis University   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^d Cleveland State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Footwear; Heel pad; Peak pressure

Indexed keywords

FOOTWEAR; HEEL PAD; PEAK PRESSURE;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PRODUCT DESIGN; STRAIN;

WALKING AIDS;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FOAM; GAIT; HEEL PAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOE; THICKNESS; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEEL; HUMANS; MALE; PRESSURE; SHOES; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 33748312037     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.08.006     Document Type: Article

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