Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 6 , Pages 687-692 , July 2008

Effects of varying material properties on the load deformation characteristics of heel cushions

  • Pi-Chang Sun

      Affiliations

    • Orthopedic Biomechanics Laboratory, Institute of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, National Yang Ming University, No. 155, Sec. 2, Li-Nung St, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
    • Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Taoyuan Veteran Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hung-Wen Wei

      Affiliations

    • Orthopedic Biomechanics Laboratory, Institute of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, National Yang Ming University, No. 155, Sec. 2, Li-Nung St, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chien-Hua Chen

      Affiliations

    • Orthopedic Biomechanics Laboratory, Institute of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, National Yang Ming University, No. 155, Sec. 2, Li-Nung St, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chun-Hao Wu

      Affiliations

    • Orthopedic Biomechanics Laboratory, Institute of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, National Yang Ming University, No. 155, Sec. 2, Li-Nung St, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hung-Chan Kao

      Affiliations

    • Orthopedic Biomechanics Laboratory, Institute of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, National Yang Ming University, No. 155, Sec. 2, Li-Nung St, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Cheng-Kung Cheng

      Affiliations

    • Orthopedic Biomechanics Laboratory, Institute of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, National Yang Ming University, No. 155, Sec. 2, Li-Nung St, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +886 2 28267020; fax: +886 2 28202519.

Received 13 April 2007 ,Revised 11 July 2007 ,Accepted 15 July 2007.

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PII: S1350-4533(07)00145-2

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2007.07.010

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 6 , Pages 687-692 , July 2008

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