A device for characterising the mechanical properties of the plantar soft tissue of the foot

Highlights • We developed a device to characterise the plantar soft tissue. • We present a method for isolating tissue specific response under bulk compression. • The device was shown to be suitably accurate, with high validity and low variability. • Tissue characterisation was demonstrated at rates...

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Published in:Medical engineering & physics 2015-11, Vol.37 (11), p.1098-1104
Main Authors: Parker, D, Cooper, G, Pearson, S, Crofts, G, Howard, D, Busby, P, Nester, C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biomechanical Phenomena
Biomechanics
Calibration
Dynamic testing
Equipment Design
Female
Foot
Foot - diagnostic imaging
Foot - physiology
Gait - physiology
Gait simulation
Humans
Male
Motion
Radiology
Soft tissue mechanics
Ultrasonography - instrumentation
Ultrasonography - methods
Ultrasound
Walking - physiology
Young Adult
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Summary:Highlights • We developed a device to characterise the plantar soft tissue. • We present a method for isolating tissue specific response under bulk compression. • The device was shown to be suitably accurate, with high validity and low variability. • Tissue characterisation was demonstrated at rates equivalent to gait.
ISSN:1350-4533
1873-4030
DOI:10.1016/j.medengphy.2015.08.008