A numerical model for investigating the mechanics of calcaneal fat pad region

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 216-223

  Natali, A N ^a   Fontanella, C G ^a   Carniel, E L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calcaneal fat pad; Constitutive model; Numerical model; Soft tissue mechanics

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BIOMECHANICAL RESPONSE; CALCANEAL FAT PAD; COLLAGEN FIBRES; CONNECTIVE TISSUES; CONSTITUTIVE FORMULATION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FUNCTIONAL SIMILARITY; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; NUMERICAL MODELS; PRELIMINARY APPROACH; SOFT TISSUE; SOFT TISSUE MECHANICS; SPIRAL ANGLE; STRUCTURAL CONFORMATIONS; UNCONFINED COMPRESSION TESTS; WALL THICKNESS;

COLLAGEN; COMPRESSION TESTING; CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; DATA COMPRESSION; HISTOLOGY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NUMERICAL METHODS; TISSUE; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

BIOMECHANICS;

COLLAGEN FIBER;

ADIPOSE DERIVED STEM CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CALCANEUS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FOOT PAD; LIGAMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THICKNESS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BIOMECHANICS; CALCANEUS; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 81455131470     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: 18780180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2011.08.025     Document Type: Article

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