Table 1 Tissue properties of 2^nd MTH and heel

Average Tissue Thickness (mm)

13.80 ± 1.76

18.04 ± 2.42

< 0.01*

K ₁ (% tissue thickness /mm)

-0.230 ± 0.122

-0.492 ± 0.151

< 0.01*

K ₂ (% tissue thickness /mm)

-0.477 ± 0.168

-1.015 ± 0.406

< 0.01*

X _s (% tissue thickness)

16.177 ± 1.909

11.845 ± 1.284

< 0.01*

C

0.767 ± 0.667

1.803 ± 0.651

0.03*