Dynamic biomechanical modelling for foot ulcer prevention.

Vincent Luboz (1) , Antoine Perrier (1, 2, 3) , Marek Bucki (3) , Francis Cannard (3) , Bruno Diot (2, 4) , Nicolas Vuillerme (2) , Yohan Payan (5)

1 TIMC-IMAG - Techniques de l'Ingénierie Médicale et de la Complexité - Informatique, Mathématiques et Applications, Grenoble - UMR 5525
2 AGIM - AGeing and IMagery
3 S.A.S. Texisense
4 IDS S.A. - Informatique de Sécurité
5 TIMC-IMAG-GMCAO - Gestes Medico-chirurgicaux Assistés par Ordinateur

This paper introduces a 3D Dynamic Finite Element biomechanical model of the human foot used for diabetic foot pressure ulcer prevention. The model estimates the internal strains and send an alert to the user in case of high strains values.

Mots clés: diabetic foot; pressure ulcer; finite element model

Domaines: Biomécanique [physics.med-ph]; Biomécanique [physics.med-ph]; Ingénierie biomédicale

Vincent Luboz, Antoine Perrier, Marek Bucki, Francis Cannard, Bruno Diot, et al.. Dynamic biomechanical modelling for foot ulcer prevention.. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 2013, 16 Suppl 1, pp.149-51. ⟨10.1080/10255842.2013.815863⟩. ⟨hal-00854125⟩