Effects of static high compression on human foot-ankle: biomechanical response and injuries |
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Authors: | C Masson L Thollon D Cesari C Brunet |
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Institution: | Laboratoire de Biomécanique Appliquée, URA INRETS, Faculté de Médecine Secteur Nord, Université de la Méditerranée, Boulevard Pierre Dramard, Marseille Cedex 20, France. catherine.masson@inrets.fr |
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Abstract: | To reduce road-traffic fatalities, significant improvements have been seen in the protection of vital body parts. Attention is now focused on serious injuries, which cause disability or impairment as lower limb injuries. The numerical models developed to have a better understanding of injury parameters are evaluated from human responses to load. For this objective, mechanical characterisation tests have been performed on nine human foot/ankle specimens. The responses of three foot contact points during various static loads of the tibia were studied. After each test, an autopsy was performed and the associated injuries were noticed. These tests allowed quantification of the tibia compressive force in relation to foot and ankle deformations up to injury level. |
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Keywords: | Foot Ankle Static compression Anatomy Biomechanics |
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