Cross sectional studies of physeal injuries affecting gymnasts
| Study | No of subjects | Age (years) | Level | Diagnosis/condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The sex of the patients is indicated: M, male; F, female. | ||||
| Auberge146 | 57 F | 14–17 | Junior national | Chronic osteoarticular lesions involving the distal radial growth plate (85%) |
| 41 M | 17–33 | Junior national | Chronic osteoarticular lesions involving the distal radial growth plate (80%) | |
| Szot147 | 41 M | 15–31 | National | Distal radial epiphyseal irregularities (58.5%) |
| Roy123 | 26 F | 9–14 | Class II | Minimal widening and irregularity of the distal radial growth plate (30.8%) |
| Caine148 | 39 F | 12.6 | Class III, II, I | Minimal widening and irregularities of the distal radial physis (10%) |
| 21 M | 12.6 | Class IV,III, II, I | Definite changes of subchondral sclerosis, physeal widening, marginal new bone formation, and distortion of the distal end of the radius (4.8%) | |
| DeSmet149 | 156 F (not fused) | 15.9 | National | Enlargement of the distal radial growth plate with irregular borders in 10% of the cases; at baseline, 23 of 50 gymnasts had wrist pain |
| Chang150 | 176 (77 F; 99 M) | 11–16 | Chinese opera students | Unfused group: 10 girls (14.3%) and 32 boys (32.3%) showed stress related changes of the distal radial growth plate;23 cases showed early partial closure of the distal radial growth plate |
| DiFiori151 | 44 (27 F; 17 M | 11.6 | Non-elite | 11 gymnasts (25%; M,F) showed radiographic evidence of stress injury to the distal radial physis |
| DiFiori17 | 59 (28 F; 31 M) | 9.3 | Club level | Wrist pain was reported by 56% (33 of 59) of the gymnasts, with 45% 15 (of 33) describing pain of at least 6 months; 51% of the gymnasts (30 of 59) had finding of stress injury to the distal radial physis of at least grade 2 |