Analysis of trans tibial prosthetic socket materials using finite element method英文文献资料.docVIP

J. Biomedical Science and Engineering, 2011, 4, 762-768 JBiSE doi:10.4236/jbise.2011.412094 Published Online December 2011 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/jbise/). Analysis of trans tibial prosthetic socket materials using finite element method Prasanna Kumar Lenka , Amit Roy Choudhury 1 2 1 2 Department of Rehab Engineering, NIOH, Kolkata, India; Department of Applied Mechanics, BESU, Shibpur, India. Email: lenka_pk@yahoo.co.uk, arc.bec@ Received 24 August 2011; revised 19 October 2011; accepted 14 November 2011. ABSTRACT tors of the residual limb anatomy for persons with tran- stibial amputation (TTA) is the patellar tendon bearing (PTB) socket, developed following the World War II at the University of California, Berkeley in the late 1950 s [1,2]. The Finite Element Method (FEM) has been used widely in biomechanics to predict stress and strain in complicated systems and have been identified as a useful tool in understanding load transfer in prosthesis [3]. The FEA Models have been used to study the effects of the inertial loads and contact conditions on the interface between prosthetic socket and residual limb of an ampu- tee during the gait [4,5]. The FEA has also been used as a tool for parametric study and evaluation of prosthetic components [6,7]. Most of the previous studies have attempted to investigate socket interface pressure meas- The objective of this work was to analyze in a para- metric study for optimum design solution of pros- thetic socket material by finite element method. A realistic three-dimensional finite element model of the PTB socket was developed to find out the stress distribution pattern under physiologically relevant loading condition during normal walking. The CAD model of the rectified socket was collected from a CMET 250 non-tactile high accuracy (0.06 mm) white light