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  • Title: Biomechanical factors associated with tibial stress fracture in female runners.
    Author: Milner CE, Ferber R, Pollard CD, Hamill J, Davis IS.
    Journal: Med Sci Sports Exerc; 2006 Feb; 38(2):323-8. PubMed ID: 16531902.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: Tibial stress fractures (TSF) are among the most serious running injuries, typically requiring 6-8 wk for recovery. This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine whether differences in structure and running mechanics exist between trained distance runners with a history of prior TSF and those who have never sustained a fracture. METHODS: Female runners with a rearfoot strike pattern, aged between 18 and 45 yr and running at least 32 km.wk(-1), were recruited for this study. Participants in the study were 20 subjects with a history of TSF and 20 age- and mileage-matched control subjects with no previous lower extremity bony injuries. Kinematic and kinetic data were collected during overground running at 3.7 m.s(-1) using a six-camera motion capture system, force platform, and accelerometer. Variables of interest were vertical impact peak, instantaneous and average vertical loading rates, instantaneous and average loading rates during braking, knee flexion excursion, ankle and knee stiffness, and peak tibial shock. Tibial varum was measured in standing. Tibial area moment of inertia was calculated from tibial x-ray studies for a subset of runners. RESULTS: The TSF group had significantly greater instantaneous and average vertical loading rates and tibial shock than the control group. The magnitude of tibial shock predicted group membership successfully in 70% of cases. CONCLUSION: These data indicate that a history of TSF in runners is associated with increases in dynamic loading-related variables.
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