Although not life threatening in most cases, victims of lower extremity injuries frequently end up living with a poor quality of life. The implementations of airbag supplement restraint systems significantly reduce the incidence of head and chest injuries. However, the frequency of leg injuries remains high. Several finite element models of the foot and ankle have been developed to further the understanding of this injury mechanism. None of those models employed accurate geometry among various bony segments. The objective of this study is to develop a foot and ankle finite element model based on CT scan data so that joint geometry can be accurately represented. The model was validated against experimental data for several different configurations including typical car crash situations.


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    Title :

    Foot and ankle finite element modeling using CT-scan data


    Contributors:
    Beillas, P. (author) / Lavaste, F. (author) / Nicolopoulos, D. (author) / Kayventash, K. (author) / Yang, K.H. (author) / Robin, S. (author)


    Publication date :

    1999


    Size :

    14 Seiten, 26 Quellen


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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