Stress fractures of the ribs in elite competitive rowers: A report of nine cases

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 951-954

  Dragoni, Stefano ^a   Giombini, A ^b   Di Cesare, A ^c   Ripani, M ^b   Magliani, G ^d  

^a Institute of Sports Science   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d NOVO NORDISK A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bone scan; Radiographs; Ribs; Rowing; Stress fractures

Indexed keywords

MEDRONATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CALLUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; ITALY; MALE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB FRACTURE; ROWING; SPORTS MEDICINE; STRESS FRACTURE; THORAX PAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FRACTURES, STRESS; HUMANS; MALE; RIB FRACTURES; SHIPS;

EID: 34548806395     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-007-0350-2     Document Type: Article

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