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Real-time sonoelastography findings of a hypermobile child: a new technique in the assessment of tendon laxity

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  1. School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey

    Figen Koçyiğit

  2. Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Denizli State Hospital, Denizli, Turkey

    Ersin Kuyucu

  3. Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, 20070, Denizli, Turkey

    Ali Koçyiğit & Nevzat Karabulut

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Koçyiğit, F., Kuyucu, E., Koçyiğit, A. et al. Real-time sonoelastography findings of a hypermobile child: a new technique in the assessment of tendon laxity. Rheumatol Int 35, 2115–2117 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-015-3326-x

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