Advanced Techniques in Biology & Medicine
Open Access
ISSN: 2379-1764
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ISSN: 2379-1764
+44 1223 790975
Justin Fernandez
New Zealand
Review Article
Evaluation of MR Images of the Ankle and Foot in Response to Long-Distance Running: A Systematic Review
Author(s): Hyun Kyung Kim, Justin Fernandez and Seyed Ali MirjaliliHyun Kyung Kim, Justin Fernandez and Seyed Ali Mirjalili
Background: It has remained controversial on whether excessive loadings imposed on the ankle and foot complex during long-distance running have a deleterious effect. The aim of this systematic review is to determine whether long-distance running causes any visible changes of the ankle and foot on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Methods: Scopus, Web of Science, Embase and Ovid Medline were searched using key terms in relation to MRI findings of the ankle and foot in response to long-distance running, published between 1990 and 2016. The final search was conducted on 19 September, 2016. Studies were identified using inclusion and exclusion criteria. Methodological quality was assessed using a modified Quality Index.
Results: The database search initially produced 551 articles and it was screened based on inclusion .. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2379-1764.1000222