Reproducibility of the durometer and myoton devices for skin stiffness measurement in healthy subjects

Clinical assessment of skin stiffness is unreliable in many applications. The durometer, an industrial device to measure hardness, has previously been applied in scleroderma. The Myoton is a noninvasive handheld device for assessing soft tissue biomechanical parameters.

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