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3370876

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
231
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-7-11
pubmed:abstractText
The biomechanical mechanism of tibial diaphyseal stress fractures was studied prospectively in a group of 286 Israeli recruits. Before training each recruit had roentgenograms taken of his tibiae. Measurements of total tibial and cortical widths in the anteroposterior (AP) and mediolateral planes were made on these roentgenograms at two levels: at the point of the narrowest tibial width on AP roentgenograms (Level 1) and at the point of the narrowest width on lateral roentgenograms (Level 2). The tibial cross section was idealized as an eccentric ellipse within an ellipse, and on the basis of measurements taken from the roentgenograms, the cross-sectional area (compression strength), area moments of inertia about AP and mediolateral axes of bending (bending strength), and the area polar moment of inertia (torsional strength) were calculated for each cross section. During the course of 14 weeks of training, 20% of the recruits sustained tibial diaphyseal stress fractures, all of which were along the medial cortex. Using stepwise logistic regression analysis the tibia's bending strength along an AP axis of bedding at Level 2 was found to be the most significant factor determining whether or not a recruit would develop a tibial stress fracture.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0009-921X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
216-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
An analysis of the biomechanical mechanism of tibial stress fractures among Israeli infantry recruits. A prospective study.
pubmed:affiliation
Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't