Real-time subject-specific monitoring of internal deformations and stresses in the soft tissues of the foot: A new approach in gait analysis

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 2673-2689

  Yarnitzky, G ^a   Yizhar, Z ^a   Gefen, A ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Finite element model; Heel pad; Plantar pressure; Ulceration

Indexed keywords

DIABETES; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; HEEL PAD; PLANTAR PRESSURE; ULCERATION;

DEFORMATION; GAIT ANALYSIS; PATIENT MONITORING; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; STRESSES; TISSUE;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CALCANEUS; FASCIA; FOOT; FOOT PAD; FORCE; GAIT; HALLUX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MECHANICAL STRESS; METATARSAL BONE; MODEL; MONITORING; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOE; SOFT TISSUE; STANDING; TIME; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FOOT; GAIT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WALKING;

EID: 33749077521     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.08.021     Document Type: Article

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