A new method to generate a patient-specific finite element model of the human buttocks

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 774-783

  Wagnac, Éric L ^a   Aubin, Carl Éric ^a   Dansereau, Jean ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Buttocks; Finite element model; Internal strains; Internal stresses; Pressure sores; Rehabilitation engineering; Wheelchair seat cushion

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; RESIDUAL STRESSES; WHEELCHAIRS;

BUTTOCKS; INTERNAL STRAINS; PRESSURE SORES; REHABILITATION ENGINEERING; WHEELCHAIR SEAT CUSHION;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BUTTOCK; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECUBITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; TIBIA TUBEROSITY; VALIDATION STUDY; WHEELCHAIR;

ALGORITHMS; BUTTOCKS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POSTURE; PRESSURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 38349078402     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2007.912640     Document Type: Article

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