Although shear-wave elastography (SWE) can be used to assess muscle stiffness, SWE assessments are expensive. Echo intensity (EI) is an indicator of muscle quality and can potentially be used to assess muscle stiffness. This study aimed to determine the relationship between the EI and Young's modulus of the soleus (SOL) muscle after ankle fracture surgery.
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