A three-dimensional finite element model of the transibial residual limb and prosthetic socket to predict skin temperatures

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 336-343

  Peery, Jeffrey T ^b   Klute, Glenn K ^a,b,c   Blevins, Joanna J ^b   Ledoux, William R ^b,c  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Amputation; Artificial limbs; Biomechanics; Heat transfer; Prosthetics; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION; SKIN-PROSTHESIS INTERFACE; THERMAL PROPERTIES;

ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; SKIN; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

PROSTHETICS;

AMPUTATION STUMP; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; HEAT TRANSFER; HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHETIC SOCKET; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATIZATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VALIDATION STUDY;

AMPUTEES; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; KNEE JOINT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE; TIBIA;

EID: 33749645433     PISSN: 15344320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2006.881532     Document Type: Article

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