Feasibility of using a hand-held device to characterize tendon tissue biomechanics.
To examine the feasibility of using the MyotonPRO digital palpation device in measuring the transverse stiffness of tendon tissue.Experimental study.The MyotonPRO was used to measure the stiffness and related properties of ballistics gel in comparison with an external materials testing system (PCB e...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5587276?pdf=render |