Mechanics of the foot Part 1: A continuum framework for evaluating soft tissue stiffening in the pathologic foot

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1056-1070

  Fernandez, J W ^a   Ul Haque, M Z ^a   Hunter, P J ^a   Mithraratne, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Contact pressure; Foot mechanics; Soft tissue deformation

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC STRUCTURE; ASSISTIVE; BLOOD FLOW; COMMERCIAL PRESSURE; CONTACT PRESSURES; CUSTOMISATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FOOT MODEL; FOOT PROFILE; INTEGRAL PART; MATERIAL CHANGE; MECHANICAL NOISE; MODELLING FRAMEWORK; MOTION CAPTURE; PHYSIOME; PLANTAR PRESSURES; SENSORY NERVES; SOFT TISSUE; SOFT TISSUE DEFORMATION; SUBJECT-SPECIFIC; SURFACE PRESSURES; THERAPEUTIC TREATMENTS; VON MISES STRESS; WASTE REMOVAL;

PATHOLOGY;

TISSUE;

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FOOT; FOOT DISEASE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; VISIBLE HUMAN PROJECT;

BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FOOT; FOOT DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PRESSURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VISIBLE HUMAN PROJECTS;

EID: 84867097503     PISSN: 20407939     EISSN: 20407947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cnm.2494     Document Type: Article

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