Table 3.

Simulated peak and average plantar pressures compared to the pressure plate data in ten plantar regions at five different gait instants in the stance phase of normal walking (speed: $1.58{\text{ms}}^{-1})$

Gait events	Plantar region	Peak plantar pressure (MPa)			Average plantar pressure (MPa)
		Measurement	Simulated	Error (%)	Measurement	Simulated	Error (%)
Heel strike	Heel-medial	0.05	0.053	$-$ 6.00	0.04	0.043	$-$ 7.50
	Heel-lateral	0.04	0.042	$-$ 5.00	0.03	0.033	$-$ 10.00
	Mid-foot	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Meta 5	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Meta 4	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Meta 3	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Meta 2	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Meta 1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Toe 2–5	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Toe 1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Early stance	Heel-medial	0.18	0.190	$-$ 5.55	0.11	0.114	$-$ 3.64
	Heel-lateral	0.14	0.150	$-$ 7.14	0.09	0.103	$-$ 14.44
	Mid-foot	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Meta 5	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Meta 4	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Meta 3	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Meta 2	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Meta 1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Toe 2–5	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Toe 1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mid-stance	Heel-medial	0.21	0.217	$-$ 3.33	0.18	0.183	$-$ 1.67
	Heel-lateral	0.17	0.179	$-$ 5.29	0.13	0.138	$-$ 6.15
	Mid-foot	0.06	0.063	$-$ 5.00	0.05	0.053	$-$ 6.00
	Meta 5	0.08	0.085	$-$ 6.25	0.06	0.065	$-$ 8.33
	Meta 4	0.07	0.072	$-$ 2.86	0.06	0.062	$-$ 3.33
	Meta 3	0.05	0.053	$-$ 6.00	0.03	0.032	$-$ 6.67
	Meta 2	0.04	0.044	$-$ 10.00	0.03	0.032	$-$ 6.67
	Meta 1	0.04	0.041	$-$ 2.50	0.03	0.033	$-$ 10.00
	Toe 2–5	0.03	0.031	$-$ 3.33	0.02	0.021	$-$ 5.00
	Toe 1	0.05	0.052	$-$ 4.00	0.03	0.032	$-$ 6.67
Late stance	Heel-medial	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Heel-lateral	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Mid-foot	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Meta 5	0.03	0.032	$-$ 6.67	0.02	0.021	$-$ 5.00
	Meta 4	0.07	0.071	$-$ 1.43	0.04	0.042	$-$ 5.00
	Meta 3	0.09	0.092	$-$ 2.22	0.06	0.065	$-$ 8.33
	Meta 2	0.22	0.235	$-$ 6.82	0.12	0.131	$-$ 9.17
	Meta 1	0.09	0.097	$-$ 7.78	0.06	0.064	$-$ 6.67
	Toe 2–5	0.08	0.083	$-$ 3.75	0.04	0.043	$-$ 7.50
	Toe 1	0.09	0.095	$-$ 5.56	0.06	0.064	$-$ 6.67
Toe off	Heel-medial	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Heel-lateral	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Mid-foot	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Meta 5	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Meta 4	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Meta 3	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Meta 2	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Meta 1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Toe 2–5	0.13	0.138	$-$ 6.15	0.11	0.121	$-$ 10.00
	Toe 1	0.21	0.229	$-$ 9.05	0.18	0.192	$-$ 6.67