Measurement of soft tissue elasticity in the congenital clubfoot using scanning acoustic microscope

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 357-362

  Hattori, Koshi ^a   Sano, Hirotaka ^a   Saijo, Yoshifumi ^b   Kita, Atsushi ^c   Hatori, Masahito ^a   Kokubun, Shoichi ^d   Itoi, Eiji ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Sendai Red Cross Hospital   (Japan)

^d National Hospital Organization Sendai Nishitaga Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Complete subtalar release; Congenital clubfoot; Scanning acoustic microscopy; Soft tissue; Tissue sound speed; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

ANKLE LATERAL LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CLUBFOOT; CONTRACTURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELASTICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SOFT TISSUE; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANKLE JOINT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUBFOOT; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; FIBROCARTILAGE; HUMANS; JOINT CAPSULE; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ACOUSTIC;

EID: 34548432133     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: 14735865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPB.0b013e328248b4d0     Document Type: Article

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