A Novel Method for Assessing Regional Tendon Stiffness and Its Significance

Elastography can be used to estimate the regional shear modulus of a tendon. This can advance our knowledge on the impact of patellar alignment and regional patellar tendon stiffness. This is important as patellar tendon abnormality is mainly found in the medial portion of the tendon in subjects wit...

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Main Authors: Siu Ngor Fu, Hsing-Kuo Wang, Chen Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-07-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/8/7/1156