Serial Ultrasonography for the Assessment of Healing of Lower Extremity Bone Stress Injury and Correlation With Return to Sport/Exercise.

Brett G Toresdahl Justin ConwayTheodore T MillerMarci A GoolsbyChristian S GeannetteBrianna QuijanoLisa R Callahan

Published in: Sports health (2024)

US may have advantages over conventional imaging for monitoring healing of lower extremity BSIs. Further research is needed to better understand the prognostic value of these sonographic indicators of BSI healing and role in assessing readiness for return to sport/exercise.

Keyphrases

high intensity
physical activity
high resolution
magnetic resonance imaging
resistance training
contrast enhanced
bone mineral density
anterior cruciate ligament
magnetic resonance
computed tomography
soft tissue
mass spectrometry
heat stress
photodynamic therapy
fluorescence imaging