Research Article
The Effect of Arch Height and Material Hardness of Personalized Insole on Correction and Tissues of Flatfoot
Table 1
Material mechanical properties and element types of the FE model.
| Component | Element type | Young’s modulus E (MPa) | Poisson’s ratio | Cross-sectional area (mm2) |
| Bony structures | 3D tetrahedra | 7300 | 0.3 | — | Soft tissue | 3D tetrahedra | 1.19 | 0.48 | — | Plantar fascia | 3D tetrahedra | 350 | 0.35 | 290.7 | Cartilage | 3D tetrahedra | 10 | 0.4 | — | Ligaments | Tension-only truss | 0~700 | 0.34 | 18.4~260 | Skin | 3D tetrahedra | 1 | 0.4 | — | Plantar support | 3D hexahedron | 21,0000 | 0.3 | — |
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