Foot bone marrow edema after a 10-wk transition to minimalist running shoes

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1363-1368

  Ridge, Sarah T ^a   Johnson, A Wayne ^a   Mitchell, Ulrike H ^a   Hunter, Iain ^a   Robinson, Eric ^b   Rich, Brent S E ^c   Brown, Stephen Douglas ^d  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Autism Research and Education   (United States)

^c Utah Valley Sports Medicine   (United States)

^d Utah Valley Imaging   (United States)

Author keywords

footwear; MRI; runners; stress injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW DISEASE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; FEMALE; FOOT; FOOT INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUNNING; SHOE; STRESS FRACTURE;

ADULT; BONE MARROW DISEASES; EDEMA; FEMALE; FOOT; FOOT INJURIES; FRACTURES, STRESS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RUNNING; SHOES;

EID: 84880591162     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3182874769     Document Type: Article

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