Relationships between quantitative magnetic resonance imaging measures at the time of return to sport and clinical outcomes following acute hamstring strain injury.

ABSTRACT: Hamstring strain injuries (HSI) are a common occurrence in athletics and complicated by high rates of reinjury. Evidence of remaining injury observed on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at the time of return to sport (RTS) may be associated with strength deficits and prognostic for reinjury, however, conventional imaging has failed to establish a relationship. Quantitative measure of muscle microstructure using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) may hold potential for assessing a possible association between injury-related structural changes and clinical outcomes. The purpose of this study was to determine the association of RTS MRI-based quantitative measures, such as edema volume, muscle volume, and DTI metrics, with clinical outcomes (i.e., strength and reinjury) following HSI. Spearman's c

SUBMITTER: Wille CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11330723 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature