Physeal Widening in the Knee Due to Stress Injury in Child Athletes
- 1 May 2006
- journal article
- Published by American Roentgen Ray Society in American Journal of Roentgenology
- Vol. 186 (5) , 1260-1264
- https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.04.1606
Abstract
OBJECTIVE. The objective of our study was to describe the MRI appearance of and possible mechanism responsible for physeal widening in the knees of high-level child athletes.CONCLUSION. Widened physes in the knees of skeletally immature child athletes have MR signal characteristics similar to the normal physis but likely are a sign of stress injury. These children should cease the offending sport and rest the knee to allow rapid healing.Keywords
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