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A novel method of measuring passive quasi-stiffness in the first metatarsophalangeal joint

BACKGROUND: First metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ) mobility is commonly assessed by its angular displacement (joint angle) or subjectively rated as ‘hypermobile’, ‘normal’ or ‘stiff’ by a clinician. Neither of these methods is ideal because displacement alone does not take into account the force req...

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Autores principales: Heng, Marabelle L., Chua, Yaohui K., Pek, Hong K., Krishnasamy, Priathashini, Kong, Pui W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5080733/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27800027
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13047-016-0173-2