STRESS DISTRIBUTION WITHIN THE PLANTAR APONEUROSIS DURING WALKING — A DYNAMIC FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS SHIH-CHERNG LIN et al Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology Quote: Excessive and repeated loading of the plantar aponeurosis (PA) is believed to be the most likely risk factor for developing plantar fasciitis. This study provided a novel approach to investigate the biomechanical responses of the PA during the entire stance phase of gait.
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Stress distribution in the plantar aponeurosis