Comparision of the Stress Distribution Between High-Heeled and Flat Shoes on The First Metatarsal Bone

The aim of this study is to examine the effects wearing high-heeled shoes (HHS) by comparing flat on first metatarsal bone using finite element method. modeled from computerized tomography (CT) image as 3D and imported ANSYS Workbench Software. Body weight (BW) muscle forces were applied bone. was fixed at proximal region for boundary conditions. Three evaluation criteria examined results stresses, total deformations strain values stress distributions evaluated failure. deformation stabilitiy. As a result, HHS increases approximately %54 compared shoes. showed that crack or failure not occured. increased when conclusion negatively affects Hence, frequency in daily life should be reduced heeled shoe designs made taking into account stresses occured