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Non-invasive express estimation of skin quantitative parameters has remained a current task for plastic surgery, orthopedics, oncology and skin cosmetology. An express analysis of mechano-acoustic condition of the skin in the conditions that are close to extreme, in particular during lengthening of congenitally short limbs, forearm or lower leg stumps, also appears to be a topical problem. Despite the fact that the skin has a high potential for stretching, overstreching signs can develop by reconstructive and restorative treatment of the patients with congenital limb anomalies accompanied by large discrepancies in limb length and deficit of soft tissue components. The diagnostic value of acoustic testing was studied by many researchers and mainly in clinical settings. The obtained results show that mechano-acoustic anisotropy of the skin can be used for evaluating the efficiency of various treatment methods, as well as for prediction of disadaptive shifts in the tissue such as overstretching (striae) that impair the cosmetic effect of operative limb segment lengthening.
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Grebenyuk, L., Grebenyuk, E. (2016). Express Diagnosis of Mechano-Biological Limb Skin Condition During Prolonged Dosed Stretching in Orthopedics. In: Poitout, D. (eds) Biomechanics and Biomaterials in Orthopedics. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-664-9_21
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