Vibroarthrography in the analysis of joint crepitus: new perspectives in the analysis of arthrokinematic movement quality – a narrative review

Martyna Sochor; Michal Ruzek; Dawid Alfred Bączkowicz

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Vibroarthrography in the analysis of joint crepitus: new perspectives in the analysis of arthrokinematic movement quality – a narrative review

Martyna Sochor

¹

,

Michal Ruzek

²

,

Dawid Alfred Bączkowicz

¹

Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Opole University of Technology, Opole, Poland
aboratory of Contact and Structural Mechanics (LaMCoS), UMR 5259 CNRS/INSA Lyon, University of Lyon, Lyon, France

Review, Physiotherapy Review, 2026, 30(1), 15-23

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/phr.2026.160357

Data publikacji online: 2026/03/26

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Vibroarthrography in the analysis of joint crepitus: new perspectives in the analysis of arthrokinematic movement quality – a narrative review

Martyna Sochor 1 , Michal Ruzek 2 , Dawid Alfred Bączkowicz 1

Martyna Sochor

¹

,

Michal Ruzek

²

,

Dawid Alfred Bączkowicz

¹