Parametric design of pressure-relieving foot orthosis using statistics-based finite element method

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 269-277

  Cheung, Jason Tak Man ^a   Zhang, Ming ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Footwear design; Insole; Plantar pressure; Taguchi

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; TAGUCHI METHODS;

FOOT ORTHOSIS; FOOTWEAR DESIGN; PLANTAR PRESSURE;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DEVICE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FOOT ORTHOSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRESSURE SENSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHOE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FOOT; FOOT ULCER; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PRESSURE;

EID: 39849103707     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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