The static stiffness index: A simple method to assess the elastic property of compression material in vivo

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 625-630

  Partsch, Hugo ^a,b  

^a Universitatsklinik fur Dermatologie   (Austria)

^b Baumeistergasse   (Austria)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; LOWER LEG; MALE; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECUMBENCY; RIGIDITY; STANDING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LEG; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; TRANSDUCER;

BANDAGES; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 22844451719     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042728-200506000-00002     Document Type: Article

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