One of the second year modules in my MSc affaire, is Current Developments in Podiatry.  For this one I let myself completely go on the Finite Element Modeling and Analysis department… 
Finite Element Foot Modeling or analysis is based on a numerical technique to compute or simulate a foot model subjected to a variety of (static/dynamic) loads.  The major problem in the use of this technique, lies in gathering appropriate knowledge of the real life structure and creating a reliable model trying not to introduce to many errors on one hand and capturing the geometrical complexity of the foot structure in order to precisely simulate the biomechanical behaviour of the human foot (CT scan / MRI) on the other.  The Center of Excellence for Limb Loss Prevention and Prosthetic Engineering has developed a first validated finite element model of a foot  consisting of 26 foot bones, a part of the tibia/fibula, 51 ligaments and cartilage and plantar soft tissue.

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