The aging athlete: Part 1, "boomeritis" of the lower extremity

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 199, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Prescott, Jeffrey W ^a   Yu, Joseph S ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Lower extremity; Muscles; Osseous; Pain; Tendons; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; AGING; ATHLETE; BONE NECROSIS; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRUCTURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FOOT PAIN; HUMAN; KNEE DISEASE; KNEE PAIN; LEG INJURY; MEDIAL TIBIAL STRESS SYNDROME; METATARSALGIA; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRAIN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PLANTAR FASCIITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY; STRESS FRACTURE; TENDINITIS;

AGED; AGING; ATHLETIC INJURIES; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

EID: 84865587919     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.12.8912     Document Type: Review

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