The compressive material properties of the plantar soft tissue

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 2975-2981

  Ledoux, William R ^a,b,c   Blevins, Joanna J ^a  

^a Puget Sound VA Health Care System   (United States)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Hallux; Heel pad; Metatarsal; Soft tissue properties; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DYNAMIC LOADS; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VISCOELASTICITY;

HALLUX; HEEL PADS; METATARSAL; PHYSICAL INTERACTIONS; SOFT TISSUE PROPERTIES;

TISSUE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; FOOT; FOOT PAD; HALLUX; HEEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METATARSAL BONE; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TIME; SOFT TISSUE; VISCOELASTICITY;

ADULT; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FOOT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34548498425     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.02.009     Document Type: Article

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