The effect of aging on the biomechanical properties of plantar soft tissues

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 601-605

  Kwan, Rachel Lai Chu ^a   Zheng, Yong Ping ^a   Cheing, Gladys Lai Ying ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aging; Biomechanics; Elasticity; Foot; Indentation; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AGE GROUPS; AGE-RELATED; AGING; BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELDERLY PEOPLE; FOOT PROBLEMS; LOAD-DEFORMATION CURVES; METATARSAL HEAD; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; SOFT TISSUE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; HISTOLOGY; STIFFNESS; ULTRASONICS;

TISSUE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT; GROUPS BY AGE; HALLUX; HEEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; METATARSAL HEAD; NORMAL HUMAN; PLANTAR SOFT TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SOFT TISSUE; THICKNESS; TISSUE ULTRASOUND PALPATION SYSTEM; ULTRASOUND; YOUNG MODULUS; AGE; DIABETIC FOOT; FOREFOOT; METATARSAL BONE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BIOMECHANICS; DIABETIC FOOT; FOOT; FOREFOOT, HUMAN; HEEL; HUMANS; METATARSAL BONES; MIDDLE AGED; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 77952553500     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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