Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 483-488 , June 2006

Measuring contact area, force, and pressure for bioengineering applications: Using Fuji Film and TekScan systems

  • Kent N. Bachus

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, University of Utah Orthopaedic Center, 590 Wakara Way, A0100, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA
    • Department of Orthopaedics, University of Utah Orthopaedic Center, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 801 587 5200; fax: +1 801 587 5211.
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  • Alyssa L. DeMarco

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, University of Utah Orthopaedic Center, 590 Wakara Way, A0100, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA
    • MEA Forensic Engineers & Scientists Ltd., Richmond, BC, Canada
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  • Kyle T. Judd

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, University of Utah Orthopaedic Center, 590 Wakara Way, A0100, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA
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  • Daniel S. Horwitz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, University of Utah Orthopaedic Center, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA
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  • Darrel S. Brodke

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, University of Utah Orthopaedic Center, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA

Received 10 September 2004 ,Revised 20 July 2005 ,Accepted 26 July 2005.

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PII: S1350-4533(05)00171-2

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2005.07.022

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 483-488 , June 2006

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