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01.09.2014 | Case Report
Stress injury of the rib in a swimmer
verfasst von:
Carrie Heincelman, Seth Brown, Eric England, Kaushal Mehta, Robert D. Wissman
Erschienen in:
Skeletal Radiology
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Ausgabe 9/2014
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Abstract
Rib stress injuries are uncommonly reported but have been documented among athletes, most notably rowers. There have only been two prior case reports of rib stress injuries in swimmers, both of which were young females. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging was either not obtained or the imaging characteristics were incompletely described. We present a case of an isolated third rib stress injury in a collegiate male swimmer diagnosed via MR imaging. We briefly discuss the possible etiologies for rib stress injuries, their MR appearance, as well as their treatment.