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Preventing/Treating Pressure Ulcers in Wheelchair Users | Evaluation of a New Seating Concept | Sitting and Trunk Balance in Hemiparetic Stroke | Development of iPUP | Soft Tissue Response to External Load | Mechanical Property of Soft Tissue | Finite Element Validation | Finite Element Evaluation | Occupational Lower Back Pain | Whole Body Vibration

FE Model Evaluation

Investigation Soft Tissue Response in WO-BPS posture vs in Normal Posture using Established FE Model

1. Interface

2. Actual recordings of the interface pressure in 2 sitting postures were applied to the FE model, together with muscle tone and skin tension. Pressure in 2 sitting postures was recorded.

Finding: The location of highest displacement is moved from buttock to thigh region with a reduction of displacement

Finding: The location of highest deformation is moved from IT to thigh region with a reduction of deformation magnitude

Finding: Maximum pressure region is moved from buttock to thigh region for WO-BPS with reduction of von Mises stress magnitude.

 Last updated onJanuary 29, 2007

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