Pathological changes involving lower extremity physes in young athletes
| Study | No of subjects | Age (years) | Activity | Radiographic changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The sex of the patients is indicated: M, male; F, female. | ||||
| MRI, Magnetic resonance imaging. | ||||
| Cahill112 | 1 M | 15.5 | Long distance running | Widening of proximal tibial growth plate with metaphyseal bone separation |
| Percy113 | 1 M | 16 | Long distance running | Widening of first metatarsal growth plate with metaphyseal separation |
| Godshall114 | 2 M | 14.5 | Running during basketball or football training | Widening and a loss of normal architecture of the distal femoral growth plate |
| Weber115 | 1 M | 15 | Tennis | Widening of the distal femoral growth plate with metaphyseal bone separation |
| Liebling116 | 1 M | 13 | Baseball (catcher) | Physeal widening and metaphyseal irregularity in parts of the proximal tibias and distal parts of the femurs |
| Wall117 | 1 F | 11 | Gymnastics | Knee MRI revealed severe widening of the proximal tibial growth plate |
| Wall118 | 18 M/F | 11.3 | Soccer, baseball, football | Mild growth plate widening in two cases, although all subjects had chronic ankle pain and tenderness to palpation localised to the distal tibial/fibular growth plates |
| Sato119 | 1 F | 13 | Basketball | Premature closure of the lateral side of the right proximal tibial growth plate |
| Nanni120 | 1 M | 15 | Rugby ball kicking | Wide separation of the proximal tibial epiphysis, asymmetrically affecting the medial side more than the lateral side |
| Laor121 | 6 (3M; 3F) | 12.3 | Basketball, football place kicking, gymnastics, tennis, soccer, football | MRI findings showing widening of the distal femoral and/or proximal tibial growth plates |