Effect of metatarsal phalangeal joint extension on plantar soft tissue stiffness and thickness

Foot

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 61-67

  Garcia, Christopher A ^a   Hoffman, Shannon L ^a   Hastings, Mary K ^a   Klaesner, Joseph W ^a   Mueller, Michael J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Material properties; Plantar fascia; Plantar tissue; Soft tissue stiffness; Soft tissue thickness; Windlass mechanism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREFOOT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; NORMAL HUMAN; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SOFT TISSUE; THICKNESS; WALKING;

EID: 43849087532     PISSN: 09582592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foot.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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