Patient-specific analyses of deep tissue loads post transtibial amputation in residual limbs of multiple prosthetic users

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 2686-2693

  Portnoy, S ^a   Siev Ner, I ^b   Shabshin, N ^b   Kristal, A ^b   Yizhar, Z ^a   Gefen, A ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Deep tissue injury; Patient specific finite element model; Pressure ulcer; Prosthesis; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRAIN; DEEP TISSUE INJURY; ENGINEERING STRAINS; GEOMETRICAL CHARACTERISTICS; INDIVIDUAL RISKS; INJURY THRESHOLD; INTERNAL STRAINS; LOAD-BEARING; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; MECHANICAL STATE; MUSCLE FLAP; MUSCLE STRAIN; NON-LINEAR FINITE ELEMENTS; PRESSURE ULCERS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESIDUAL LIMB; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOFT TISSUE; SPECIFIC FINITE ELEMENT; STRAIN DISTRIBUTIONS;

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); BONE; DIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MUSCLE; PATIENT REHABILITATION; SHEAR STRAIN; TENSORS;

ARTIFICIAL LIMBS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG PROSTHESIS; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICAL TORSION; MUSCLE FLAP; MUSCLE STRAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIBIA; TISSUE INJURY; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; AMPUTATION STUMPS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PRESSURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 71549124364     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.08.019     Document Type: Article

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