Plantar shear stress distributions: Comparing actual and predicted frictional forces at the foot-ground interface

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 3045-3049

  Yavuz, Metin ^a,b   Botek, Georgeanne ^a   Davis, Brian L ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Cleveland State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Diabetes; Foot and ankle; Instrumentation; Plantar stresses

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SHEAR STRESS;

FOOT AND ANKLE; PLANTAR STRESSES; SHEAR STRESS DISTRIBUTIONS;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DIABETIC PATIENT; FEMALE; FOOT; FORCE; FRICTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOOT; FRICTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 34548482541     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.02.006     Document Type: Article

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