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. 2006 May;186(5):1260-4.
doi: 10.2214/AJR.04.1606.

Physeal widening in the knee due to stress injury in child athletes

Tal Laor  1 , Eric J Wall, Louis P Vu
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Physeal widening in the knee due to stress injury in child athletes

Tal Laor et al. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2006 May.

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.

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  • Physeal stress injury in the knee.
    Ehara S. Ehara S. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2006 Nov;187(5):W554; author reply W555. doi: 10.2214/AJR.06.5081. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2006. PMID: 17056893 No abstract available.

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