A Simulation of the Viscoelastic Behaviour of Heel Pad During Weight-Bearing Activities of Daily Living
- Submitting institution
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Staffordshire University
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 3895
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1007/s10439-017-1918-1
- Title of journal
- Annals of Biomedical Engineering
- Article number
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- First page
- 2750
- Volume
- 45
- Issue
- 12
- ISSN
- 0090-6964
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- September
- Year of publication
- 2017
- URL
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-017-1918-1
- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
- -
- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- Yes
- Number of additional authors
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3
- Research group(s)
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A - Centre for Biomechanics and Rehabilitation Technologies (CBRT)
- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- This paper presents, for the first time, a non-invasive method for assessing the deformation of soft tissues in the heel pad during walking. This method established a link between the maximum heel pad deformation and risk of tissue damage that is important for prognosis of soft tissue injuries of the foot. This revolutionised the assessment of risk for tissue damage that had been based on plantar pressure measurements. This result can be applied to assess the risk of diabetic foot ulceration. Based on this work the main author, Behforootan, secured a postdoctoral research position at Imperial College London, 2018.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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