Multi-plug insole design to reduce peak plantar pressure on the diabetic foot during walking

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 363-371

  Actis, Ricardo L ^a   Ventura, Liliana B ^a   Lott, Donovan J ^b   Smith, Kirk E ^b   Commean, Paul K ^b   Hastings, Mary K ^b   Mueller, Michael J ^b  

^a Engineering Software Research and Development Inc   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetic foot; Finite element analysis; Insole design

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; WALKING AIDS;

DIABETIC FOOT; INSOLE DESIGN; PLANTAR PRESSURE; TOTAL CONTACT INSERTS;

ORTHOTICS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FOOT PAIN; FOOT SOLE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; LINEAR SYSTEM; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METATARSAL BONE; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; ORTHOPEDIC SHOE; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; VALIDATION STUDY; WALKING;

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; DIABETIC FOOT; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FOREFOOT, HUMAN; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PRESSURE; WALKING;

EID: 41149177966     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11517-008-0311-5     Document Type: Article

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