Prevalence of pathologic findings in asymptomatic knees of marathon runners before and after a competition in comparison with physically active subjects - A 3.0 T magnetic resonance imaging study

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 627-638

  Stahl, Robert ^a,b   Luke, Anthony ^a   Ma, C Benjamin ^a   Krug, Roland ^a   Steinbach, Lynne ^a   Majumdar, Sharmila ^a   Link, Thomas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cartilage imaging; Knee cartilage lesions; Magnetic resonance imaging; Marathon runners; Recreational athletes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE; CHONDROPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; KNEE DISEASE; MALE; MARATHON RUNNER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE;

ADULT; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RUNNING;

EID: 44449111811     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-008-0491-y     Document Type: Article

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