Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 1045-1054 , May 2005

Three-dimensional finite element analysis of the foot during standing—a material sensitivity study

  • Jason Tak-Man Cheung

      Affiliations

    • Jockey Club Rehabilitation Engineering Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
    • ,
  • Ming Zhang

      Affiliations

    • Jockey Club Rehabilitation Engineering Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +852-27664939; fax: +852-23624365
    • ,
  • Aaron Kam-Lun Leung

      Affiliations

    • Jockey Club Rehabilitation Engineering Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
    • ,
  • Yu-Bo Fan

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Biomechanical Engineering, Department of Applied Mechanics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China

,Accepted 26 May 2004.

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PII: S0021-9290(04)00284-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2004.05.035

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 1045-1054 , May 2005

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