Lack of Objective Measurement in the Initial Screening and Follow-Up of Patients Who Report Whiplash Injury—Is Elastography of the Trapezius Muscle an Answer?
Background: Painfully decreased cervical range of motion accompanied by muscle spasm is a common presentation of whiplash injury of the neck. Stiffness of the cervical muscles can be assessed by ultrasound shear wave elastography (SWE), expressed in kilopascals (kPa). The hypothesis: SWE of the trap...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/13/3851 |