Bone density in competitive figure skaters
dc.contributor.author | Oleson, Christina V. | |
dc.contributor.author | Busconi, Brian D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Baran, Daniel T. | |
dc.date | 2022-08-11T08:10:56.000 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-08-23T17:25:34Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-08-23T17:25:34Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2002-01-10 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2010-01-27 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2002 Jan;83(1):122-8. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0003-9993 (Linking) | |
dc.identifier.pmid | 11782842 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/49434 | |
dc.description | Medical student Christina Oleson participated in this study as part of the Senior Scholars research program. | |
dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVES: To compare the bone mineral density (BMD) of competitive female teenage figure skaters with a history of fracture with the BMD of skaters without fracture and to compare each group to age-matched, nonathletic controls. DESIGN: Retrospective age-matched cohort. SETTING: Tertiary care medical center and 3 local skating clubs. PARTICIPANTS: Thirty-six adolescent female competitive skaters (10 with fracture, 26 without fracture) to 22 age-matched controls. INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: BMD was estimated by quantitative ultrasound. RESULTS: Skaters who had suffered stress fractures had BMD values comparable with those of healthy nonathletic controls. However, skaters who had not suffered stress fractures had calcaneal BMD values 15% to 24% greater than either the controls or skaters with fractures. Among the skaters without fracture, there was a 14% to 19% higher calcaneal BMD in skaters who executed triple jumps relative to skaters who performed only double jumps. Furthermore, there was 7% to 11% greater BMD in the landing foot of the skaters relative to the takeoff foot. CONCLUSIONS: Stress fractures in adolescent skaters are not caused by low bone mass but may result from excessive forces placed on a normal skeleton. Our findings also support the hypothesis that higher peak forces are applied to the landing foot relative to the takeoff foot. American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.relation | <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=11782842&dopt=Abstract">Link to Article in PubMed</a> | |
dc.relation.url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/apmr.2002.26246 | |
dc.subject | Adolescent | |
dc.subject | Adult | |
dc.subject | Bone Density | |
dc.subject | Female | |
dc.subject | Fractures, Stress | |
dc.subject | Humans | |
dc.subject | Retrospective Studies | |
dc.subject | Risk Factors | |
dc.subject | Skating | |
dc.subject | Life Sciences | |
dc.subject | Medicine and Health Sciences | |
dc.title | Bone density in competitive figure skaters | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dc.source.journaltitle | Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation | |
dc.source.volume | 83 | |
dc.source.issue | 1 | |
dc.identifier.legacycoverpage | https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/ssp/90 | |
dc.identifier.contextkey | 1123099 | |
html.description.abstract | <p>OBJECTIVES: To compare the bone mineral density (BMD) of competitive female teenage figure skaters with a history of fracture with the BMD of skaters without fracture and to compare each group to age-matched, nonathletic controls.</p> <p>DESIGN: Retrospective age-matched cohort.</p> <p>SETTING: Tertiary care medical center and 3 local skating clubs.</p> <p>PARTICIPANTS: Thirty-six adolescent female competitive skaters (10 with fracture, 26 without fracture) to 22 age-matched controls.</p> <p>INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable.</p> <p>MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: BMD was estimated by quantitative ultrasound.</p> <p>RESULTS: Skaters who had suffered stress fractures had BMD values comparable with those of healthy nonathletic controls. However, skaters who had not suffered stress fractures had calcaneal BMD values 15% to 24% greater than either the controls or skaters with fractures. Among the skaters without fracture, there was a 14% to 19% higher calcaneal BMD in skaters who executed triple jumps relative to skaters who performed only double jumps. Furthermore, there was 7% to 11% greater BMD in the landing foot of the skaters relative to the takeoff foot.</p> <p>CONCLUSIONS: Stress fractures in adolescent skaters are not caused by low bone mass but may result from excessive forces placed on a normal skeleton. Our findings also support the hypothesis that higher peak forces are applied to the landing foot relative to the takeoff foot. American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation</p> | |
dc.identifier.submissionpath | ssp/90 | |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Orthopedics and Physical Rehabilitation | |
dc.source.pages | 122-8 |