Artikel ; Online: T1-VIBE and STIR MRI of lumbar pars interarticularis injuries in elite athletes: fracture characterisation and potential prognostic indicators.
2023 Band 53, Heft 3, Seite(n) 489–497
Abstract: Objectives: To assess how pars interarticularis fracture characteristics on T1-VIBE and STIR MRI relate to healing and identify anatomical parameters that may impact healing.: Materials and methods: A retrospective review of an MRI series of lumbar ... ...
| Abstract | Objectives: To assess how pars interarticularis fracture characteristics on T1-VIBE and STIR MRI relate to healing and identify anatomical parameters that may impact healing. Materials and methods: A retrospective review of an MRI series of lumbar pars interarticularis injuries in elite athletes over a 3-year period. Fracture configurations, signal intensities and anatomical parameters were recorded by two radiologists. Statistical analysis employed multilevel mixed-effects linear regressions, adjusted for repeated measures and baseline covariates. Results: Forty-seven lumbar pars interarticularis injuries among 31 athletes were assessed. On final scans for each athlete, 15% (7/47) injuries had worsened, 23% (11/47) remained stable, 43% (20/47) partially healed and 19% (9/47) healed completely. Healing times varied, quickest was 49 days for a chronic fracture in a footballer. Bone marrow oedema signal was highest in worsened fractures, followed by improved, and lowest in stable fractures. As healing progressed, T1-VIBE signal at the fracture line decreased. Bone marrow oedema and fracture line signal peaked at 90-120 days before decreasing until 210-240 days. Fractures with smaller dimensions, more vertical orientation and a longer superior articular facet beneath were significantly associated with better healing (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Most diagnosed athletic pars interarticularis injuries improve. Normalising T1-VIBE signal at the fracture line is a novel measurable indicator of bony healing. Contrastingly, bone marrow oedema signal is higher in active fractures irrespective of healing or deterioration. Injuries initially perceived as worsening may be exhibiting the normal osteoclastic phase of healing. Better outcomes favour smaller, vertical fractures with a longer superior articular facet beneath. |
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| Mesh-Begriff(e) | Humans ; Prognosis ; Fractures, Bone ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods ; Athletic Injuries/diagnostic imaging ; Athletic Injuries/complications ; Athletes ; Edema/complications ; Lumbar Vertebrae/diagnostic imaging ; Lumbar Vertebrae/injuries ; Spondylolysis | |||||
| Sprache | Englisch | |||||
| Erscheinungsdatum | 2023-08-31 | |||||
| Erscheinungsland | Germany | |||||
| Dokumenttyp | Journal Article | |||||
| ZDB-ID | 527592-1 | |||||
| ISSN | 1432-2161 ; 0364-2348 | |||||
| ISSN (online) | 1432-2161 | |||||
| ISSN | 0364-2348 | |||||
| DOI | 10.1007/s00256-023-04437-x | |||||
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