title: Physical properties of cross-linked polyethylene foam (Plastazote) under clinical conditions.
abstract: Cross-linked polyethylene foam (Plastazote) has been used in the management of painful foot disorders occurring in a number of disease processes. A series of mechanical tests have been performed under varying clinically encountered conditions to show a relationship between the deformation of the material and the load applied to it. This has allowed the development of a method of assessment of the footprint impressed in a weight-bearing insole, and may help to clarify the observed results of treatment.
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D011095:Polyethylenes; D011126:Polypropylenes; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: C016674:Plastipore; D011095:Polyethylenes; D011126:Polypropylenes