BACKGROUND Femoral and tibial stress injuries are commonly found in long distance running athletes.Stress fractures have rarely been reported in athletes performing high intensity interval training(HIIT)exercise.The o...BACKGROUND Femoral and tibial stress injuries are commonly found in long distance running athletes.Stress fractures have rarely been reported in athletes performing high intensity interval training(HIIT)exercise.The objective of this study was to report a case of a patient who presented with medial tibial stress syndrome and femoral neck stress fracture after performing HIIT exercises.CASE SUMMARY A 26 year old female presented with bilateral medial tibial pain.She had been performing HIIT exercise for 45 min,five times weekly,for a seven month period.Her tibial pain was gradual in onset,and was now severe and worse on exercise,despite six weeks of rest.Magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)revealed bilateral medial tibial stress syndrome.As she was taking norethisterone for birth control,a dual energy X-ray absorbitometry scan was performed which demonstrated normal bone mineral density of her lumbar spine and femoral neck.She was managed conservatively with analgesia and physiotherapy,but continued to exercise against medical advice.She presented again six months later with severe right hip pain.MRI of her right hip demonstrated an incomplete stress fracture of her subtrochanteric region.Her symptoms resolved with strict rest and physiotherapy.CONCLUSION HIIT may cause stress injury of the tibia and femur in young individuals.展开更多
BACKGROUND Femoral neck stress fractures(FNSFs)are commonly found in long-distance running athletes.For FNSFs,early diagnosis and proper treatment are important.The objective of this study was to report FNSFs that occ...BACKGROUND Femoral neck stress fractures(FNSFs)are commonly found in long-distance running athletes.For FNSFs,early diagnosis and proper treatment are important.The objective of this study was to report FNSFs that occurred after excessive exercise using trampoline in middle-aged women.CASE SUMMARY The patient was a 43-year-old woman who exercised jumping on a trampoline for 6 wk for 1-3 h a day to diet.Exercise includes repeated flexion-extension of the hip joint.The patient was admitted to the hospital due to sudden bilateral groin pain that occurred suddenly during a trampoline exercise.Hip magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)revealed bilateral FNSFs.After 2 wk of follow-up with conservative treatment,the pain slightly decreased.However,it did not disappear completely.It was determined that it was difficult to control symptoms only by conservation treatment.Thus,closed reduction and internal fixation using a cannulated screw were performed for the more painful left hip joint.After operation,the pain was improved.Walking using crutches was possible.Followup MRI showed that the right femoral head signal was decreased compared to the left femoral head signal.Therefore,nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug and conservative treatment were provided.CONCLUSION In middle-aged people,excessive trampoline exercise can repeat hip flexion and extension for a short period of time,leading to FNSFs.展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND Femoral and tibial stress injuries are commonly found in long distance running athletes.Stress fractures have rarely been reported in athletes performing high intensity interval training(HIIT)exercise.The objective of this study was to report a case of a patient who presented with medial tibial stress syndrome and femoral neck stress fracture after performing HIIT exercises.CASE SUMMARY A 26 year old female presented with bilateral medial tibial pain.She had been performing HIIT exercise for 45 min,five times weekly,for a seven month period.Her tibial pain was gradual in onset,and was now severe and worse on exercise,despite six weeks of rest.Magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)revealed bilateral medial tibial stress syndrome.As she was taking norethisterone for birth control,a dual energy X-ray absorbitometry scan was performed which demonstrated normal bone mineral density of her lumbar spine and femoral neck.She was managed conservatively with analgesia and physiotherapy,but continued to exercise against medical advice.She presented again six months later with severe right hip pain.MRI of her right hip demonstrated an incomplete stress fracture of her subtrochanteric region.Her symptoms resolved with strict rest and physiotherapy.CONCLUSION HIIT may cause stress injury of the tibia and femur in young individuals.
文摘BACKGROUND Femoral neck stress fractures(FNSFs)are commonly found in long-distance running athletes.For FNSFs,early diagnosis and proper treatment are important.The objective of this study was to report FNSFs that occurred after excessive exercise using trampoline in middle-aged women.CASE SUMMARY The patient was a 43-year-old woman who exercised jumping on a trampoline for 6 wk for 1-3 h a day to diet.Exercise includes repeated flexion-extension of the hip joint.The patient was admitted to the hospital due to sudden bilateral groin pain that occurred suddenly during a trampoline exercise.Hip magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)revealed bilateral FNSFs.After 2 wk of follow-up with conservative treatment,the pain slightly decreased.However,it did not disappear completely.It was determined that it was difficult to control symptoms only by conservation treatment.Thus,closed reduction and internal fixation using a cannulated screw were performed for the more painful left hip joint.After operation,the pain was improved.Walking using crutches was possible.Followup MRI showed that the right femoral head signal was decreased compared to the left femoral head signal.Therefore,nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug and conservative treatment were provided.CONCLUSION In middle-aged people,excessive trampoline exercise can repeat hip flexion and extension for a short period of time,leading to FNSFs.
