A New Approach to Assess the Gastrocnemius Muscle Volume in Rodents Using Ultrasound; Comparison with the Gastrocnemius Muscle Index

• Tim H. J. Nijhuis ,

  * E-mail: t.nijhuis@erasmusmc.nl

  Affiliation Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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• Siebe A. S. de Boer,

  Affiliation Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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• Abhijeet L. Wahegaonkar,

  Affiliations Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Microvascular Research Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America

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• Allen T. Bishop,

  Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Hand Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America

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• Alexander Y. Shin,

  Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Hand Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America

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• Steven E. R. Hovius,

  Affiliation Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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• Ruud W. Selles

  Affiliation Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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