Imaging of rib stress fractures in elite rowers: the promise of ultrasound?

Br J Sports Med. 2017 Jul;51(14):1093-1097. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-096989. Epub 2017 Mar 1.

Authors

Alexandra T Roston¹, Mike Wilkinson², Bruce B Forster^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
² Allan Macgavin Sports Medicine Centre, UBC Hospital Centre for Brain Health, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
³ Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
⁴ Department of Radiology, UBC Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

PMID: 28249856
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-096989

No abstract available

Keywords: Rib; Rowing; Stress fracture; Ultrasound.

MeSH terms

Athletic Injuries / diagnostic imaging*
Fractures, Stress / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Rib Fractures / diagnostic imaging*
Ultrasonography
Water Sports / injuries*