Reliability of phase-velocity measurements of tibial bone

Physical Therapy

Volumn 78, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1166-1174

  De Bruin, Eling D ^a   Rozendal, Rients H ^a   Stüssi, Edgar ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bending stiffness; Bone; Flexural waves; Measurement; Reliability; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RIGIDITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TIBIA;

EID: 0031792074     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/78.11.1166     Document Type: Article

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