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10751003

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-5-11
pubmed:abstractText
In three prospective epidemiologic studies of the effect of pre-military-induction sport activities on the incidence of lower extremity stress fractures during infantry basic training, recruits who played ball sports (principally basketball) regularly for at least 2 years before basic training had a significantly lower incidence of stress fractures (13.2%, 16.7%, and 3.6% in the three studies, respectively) than recruits who did not play ball sports (28.9%, 27%, and 18.8%, respectively). Preinduction running was not related to the incidence of stress fracture. To assess the tibial strain environment during these sport activities, we made in vivo strain measurements on three male volunteers from the research team. Peak tibial compression and tension strain and strain rates during basketball reached levels 2 to 5.5 times higher than during walking and about 10% to 50% higher than during running. The high bone strain and strain rates that occurred in recruits while playing basketball in the years before military induction may have increased their bone stiffness, according to Wolff's Law. The stiffer bone could tolerate higher stresses better, resulting in lower strains for a given activity and a lower incidence of stress fractures during basic training.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0363-5465
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
245-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Using bone's adaptation ability to lower the incidence of stress fractures.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopedics, Hadassah University Hospital, Hebrew University Medical School, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't