Fatigue injuries of the femur.
J Bone Joint Surg Br
; 87(10): 1385-90, 2005 Oct.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16189313
The purpose of this study was to describe the anatomical distribution and incidence of fatigue injuries of the femur in physically-active young adults, based upon MRI studies. During a period of 70 months, 1857 patients with exercise-induced pain in the femur underwent MRI of the pelvis, hips, femora, and/or knees. Of these, 170 patients had a total of 185 fatigue injuries, giving an incidence of 199 per 100 000 person-years. Bilateral injuries occurred in 9% of patients. The three most common sites affected were the femoral neck (50%), the condylar area (24%) and the proximal shaft (18%). A fatigue reaction was seen in 57%, and a fracture line in 22%. There was a statistical correlation between the severity of the fatigue injury and the duration of pain (p = 0.001). The location of the pain was normally at the site of the fatigue injury. Fatigue injuries of the femur appear to be relatively common in physically-active patients.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Ejercicio Físico
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Fracturas del Fémur
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Fémur
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Bone Joint Surg Br
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Finlandia
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido