High-field magnetic resonance imaging assessment of articular cartilage before and after marathon running: Does long-distance running lead to cartilage damage?

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2273-2280

  Luke, Anthony C ^a   Stehling, Christoph ^b,c   Stahl, Robert ^b,d   Xiaojuan Li, ^b   Kay, Terry ^a,e   Takamoto, Stephen ^a   Ma, Benjamin ^a   Majumdar, Sharmilla ^b   Link, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

articular cartilage; osteoarthritis; running; T1

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; RUNNING; SPORT INJURY; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RISK FACTORS; RUNNING; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78449296959     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546510372799     Document Type: Article

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