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Quantitative Evaluation of Growth Plates around the Knees of Adolescent Soccer Players by Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Joint Authors
Krajnc, Zmago
Rupreht, Mitja
Drobnič, Matej
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-11-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
To quantitatively evaluate growth plates around the knees in adolescent soccer players utilizing the diffusion-weighted MR imaging (DWI).
Methods.
The knees and adjacent growth plates of eleven 14-year-old male soccer players were evaluated by MRI before (end of season’s summer break) and after two months of intense soccer training.
MRI evaluation was conducted in coronal plane by PD-FSE and DWI.
All images were screened for any major pathological changes.
Later, central growth plate surface area (CGPSA) was measured and the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values were calculated in two most central coronal slices divided into four regions: distal femur medial (DFM), distal femur lateral (DFL), proximal tibia medial (PTM), and proximal tibia lateral (PTL).
Results.
No gross pathology was diagnosed on MRI.
CGPSA was not significantly reduced: DFM 278 versus 272, DFL 265 versus 261, PTM 193 versus 192, and PTL 214 versus 210.
ADC decrease was statistically significant only for PTM: DFM 1.27 versus 1.22, DFL 1.37 versus 1.34, PTM 1.13 versus 1.03 (p=0.003), and PTL 1.28 versus 1.22.
Conclusions.
DWI measurements indicate increased cellularity in growth plates around knees in footballers most prominent in PTM after intense training.
No detectable differences on a standard PD-FSE sequence were observed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Krajnc, Zmago& Rupreht, Mitja& Drobnič, Matej. 2015. Quantitative Evaluation of Growth Plates around the Knees of Adolescent Soccer Players by Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055641
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Krajnc, Zmago…[et al.]. Quantitative Evaluation of Growth Plates around the Knees of Adolescent Soccer Players by Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging. BioMed Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055641
American Medical Association (AMA)
Krajnc, Zmago& Rupreht, Mitja& Drobnič, Matej. Quantitative Evaluation of Growth Plates around the Knees of Adolescent Soccer Players by Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging. BioMed Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055641
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1055641