Metatarsal Bone Marrow Edema on Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Its Correlation to Bone Stress Injuries in Male Collegiate Basketball Players.

MRI athletes basketball injury stress fractures

Journal

Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine
ISSN: 2325-9671
Titre abrégé: Orthop J Sports Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101620522

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jan 2022
Historique:
received: 28 07 2021
accepted: 10 09 2021
entrez: 24 1 2022
pubmed: 25 1 2022
medline: 25 1 2022
Statut: epublish

Résumé

The presence of bone marrow edema (BME) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been used to evaluate for bone stress injuries in athletes. To examine the prevalence of MRI findings, including BME, in a single male collegiate basketball team before and after a single season and to assess its association with clinically symptomatic metatarsal bone stress injuries. Cohort Study; Level of evidence, 3. A total of 16 men on a single collegiate basketball team (mean age, 20.0 ± 1.8 years) underwent 1.5-T MRI focused on both midfeet during the preseason, and 13 underwent repeat MRI during the postseason. MRI findings included the presence of BME and the radiographic classification of the bone stress injury (grades 1-4). Injury surveillance performed by athletic trainers was used to identify metatarsal bone stress injuries over the course of the season. Preseason MRI demonstrated metatarsal BME in 5 of the 16 participants, and postseason MRI demonstrated metatarsal BME in 4 of the 13 participants. All 4 of the participants with postseason BME had MRI findings of BME in the same metatarsals. Compared to those without BME, participants with metatarsal BME had a shorter history of basketball exposure (preseason: 10.4 ± 4.1 vs 14.2 ± 1.9 years, respectively [ Collegiate male basketball players may have a high prevalence of BME, often without associated symptoms. The absence of foot pain or a corresponding diagnosis of a metatarsal bone stress injury in this study suggests that MRI findings of BME in asymptomatic athletes should be interpreted with caution.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
The presence of bone marrow edema (BME) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been used to evaluate for bone stress injuries in athletes.
PURPOSE OBJECTIVE
To examine the prevalence of MRI findings, including BME, in a single male collegiate basketball team before and after a single season and to assess its association with clinically symptomatic metatarsal bone stress injuries.
STUDY DESIGN METHODS
Cohort Study; Level of evidence, 3.
METHODS METHODS
A total of 16 men on a single collegiate basketball team (mean age, 20.0 ± 1.8 years) underwent 1.5-T MRI focused on both midfeet during the preseason, and 13 underwent repeat MRI during the postseason. MRI findings included the presence of BME and the radiographic classification of the bone stress injury (grades 1-4). Injury surveillance performed by athletic trainers was used to identify metatarsal bone stress injuries over the course of the season.
RESULTS RESULTS
Preseason MRI demonstrated metatarsal BME in 5 of the 16 participants, and postseason MRI demonstrated metatarsal BME in 4 of the 13 participants. All 4 of the participants with postseason BME had MRI findings of BME in the same metatarsals. Compared to those without BME, participants with metatarsal BME had a shorter history of basketball exposure (preseason: 10.4 ± 4.1 vs 14.2 ± 1.9 years, respectively [
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
Collegiate male basketball players may have a high prevalence of BME, often without associated symptoms. The absence of foot pain or a corresponding diagnosis of a metatarsal bone stress injury in this study suggests that MRI findings of BME in asymptomatic athletes should be interpreted with caution.

Identifiants

pubmed: 35071655
doi: 10.1177/23259671211063505
pii: 10.1177_23259671211063505
pmc: PMC8777350
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

23259671211063505

Informations de copyright

© The Author(s) 2022.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

One or more of the authors has declared the following potential conflict of interest or source of funding: Funding to support this investigation was received from a National Basketball Association–General Electric grant. M.A.B. has received research support from Novartis Pharmaceuticals (contested by the author). AOSSM checks author disclosures against the Open Payments Database (OPD). AOSSM has not conducted an independent investigation on the OPD and disclaims any liability or responsibility relating thereto.

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Auteurs

Adam S Tenforde (AS)

Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA.

Jereme Outerleys (J)

Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA.

Mary L Bouxsein (ML)

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Colleen G Buckless (CG)

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Thor Besier (T)

University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.

Irene S Davis (IS)

Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA.

Miriam A Bredella (MA)

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

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