Ultrasonographic measurement of the mechanical properties of the sole under the metatarsal heads

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 709-713

  Wang, C L ^a   Hsu, T C ^a   Shau, Y W ^a   Shieh, J Y ^a   Hsu, K H ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBILITY OF SOLIDS; ELASTIC MODULI; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

COMPRESSIBILITY INDEX; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MECHANICS; METATARSAL BONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 0033197577     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.1100170513     Document Type: Article

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