Analysis of pressure distribution in the foot using finite elements
| Autor: | Paulo Roberto Linzmaier, Felipe Acordi Costa, Vinicius Victorazzi Lain, Carlos Alberto Costa, Alexandre Leme Godoy-Santos, Victor Gonçalvez de Antoni |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Foot (prosody)
Distribution (number theory) business.industry Computer science Foot Finite elements lcsh:R Biomechanics lcsh:Medicine Structural engineering computer.software_genre medicine.disease Diabetic foot Displacement (vector) Finite element method lcsh:RD701-811 Software lcsh:Orthopedic surgery medicine Computer Aided Design Plantar pressure business computer |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the Foot & Ankle, Vol 14, Iss 2 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2675-2980 |
| Popis: | The objective of this study is to evaluate the applicability of the finite element method to analyze pressure distribution in the healthy human foot. Images of a foot were captured using computed tomography and converted into a three-dimensional model, which was adjusted with the aid of CAD software. The model was imported into Abaqus software for finite element analysis, considering the different regions of the foot. Observations of displacement, stresses, and pressure distribution demonstrated a biomechanical behavior of the foot consistent with that reported in the existing literature, regarding the regions of peak plantar pressure. These findings demonstrate the feasibility of evaluating the physical and mechanical behavior of the human foot using the finite element method, and can serve as a reference for the study and manufacture of orthotic appliances, prosthetic devices, and insoles. Level of Evidence V; Prognostic Studies; Expert Opinion. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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