Table 3 Site specificity, imaging and sports for the athletes diagnosed with stress fractures (n = 15). Data are given as numbers.
| Events |
Metatarsal |
Tibia/Fibula |
Femur |
Lumbar spine |
Os pubis |
Imaging |
| Soccer (HI) |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
S. P/CT |
| Team handball (HI) |
|
1 |
|
|
|
P/S/CT |
| Field hockey (MI) |
1 |
|
|
|
|
P |
| Speed skaiting (sprint) (HI) |
1 |
|
|
|
|
P |
| Cross-country skiing (MI) |
|
|
1 |
|
|
S |
| Track and field (throwing events) (MI) |
1 |
|
|
|
|
P |
| Track and field (sprint events) (HI) |
2 |
|
|
|
|
S |
| Middle- and long-distance running (MI) |
|
|
1 |
|
|
P |
| Orienteering (MI) |
1 |
|
|
|
|
S/MRI |
| Gymnastics (HI) |
|
|
|
|
1 |
P/MRI |
| Rhythmic gymnastics (HI) |
|
1 |
|
|
|
P |
| Sports dance (MI) |
1 |
|
|
|
|
P |
| Figure skating (HI) |
|
|
|
1 |
|
S/MRI |
| Total |
8 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
HI = High impact sports; MI = Medium impact sports. S = Scintigraphy, P = Plain radiography, CT = Computertomografi, MRI = Magnetic resonance imaging.
