Femoral diaphyseal stress fractures: Results of a systematic bone scan and magnetic resonance imaging evaluation in 25 runners

Physical Therapy in Sport

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 188-193

  Fredericson, Michael ^a   Un Jang, Ki ^b   Bergman, Gabrielle ^c   Gold, Garry ^d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Hallym University Medical Center   (South Korea)

^c Franklin/Seidelman Virtual Radiol   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletic injuries; Femoral diaphysis; MRI scan; Stress fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIAPHYSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RUNNING; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPORT INJURY; STRESS FRACTURE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 8644250621     PISSN: 1466853X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2004.05.004     Document Type: Article

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