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. 2017 Sep 6;12(9):e0184463. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184463

Table 1. Mechanical properties measured by the MyotonPRO device compared to an external reference accelerometer.

REFERENCE MYOTONPRO
GEL:WATER MIXTURE RATIOS K (N/m) D K (N/m) D
1:30 121 ±15 0.85 ±0.06 123 ±1 0.89 ±0.00
1:20 250 ±11 0.83 ±0.04 244 ±4 0.81 ±0.02
1:10 385 ±17 0.85 ±0.03 388 ±6 0.88 ±0.01

Data are shown as mean +/- SD. K = stiffness, D = decrement.