Effects of aging on the plantar soft tissue properties under the metatarsal heads at different impact velocities

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1423-1429

  Hsu, Chih Chin ^a   Tsai, Wen Chung ^a   Chen, Carl Pai Chu ^a   Shau, Yio Wha ^b   Wang, Chung Li ^c,d   Chen, Max Jin Lung ^a   Chang, King Jen ^c  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aging; Biomechanics; Impact velocity; Metatarsus; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; CELLS; ELASTIC MODULI; ENERGY DISSIPATION; HEALTH CARE; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

AGING; IMPACT VELOCITY; METATARSUS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

TISSUE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FOOT; FOREFOOT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; METATARSAL BONE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE; ULTRASOUND; VELOCITY; WEIGHT BEARING; YOUNG MODULUS;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BODY MASS INDEX; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; METATARSUS; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 26444480183     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2005.05.009     Document Type: Article

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