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Skeletal Radiology
Published in: Skeletal Radiology 9/2014

01-09-2014 | Case Report

Stress injury of the rib in a swimmer

Authors: Carrie Heincelman, Seth Brown, Eric England, Kaushal Mehta, Robert D. Wissman

Published in: Skeletal Radiology | Issue 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.
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Metadata
Title
Stress injury of the rib in a swimmer
Authors
Carrie Heincelman
Seth Brown
Eric England
Kaushal Mehta
Robert D. Wissman
Publication date
01-09-2014
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Skeletal Radiology / Issue 9/2014
Print ISSN: 0364-2348
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2161
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-014-1863-0

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