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Influence of running on femoroacetabular joint bone-to-bone distances.

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Heckelman, LN; Kratzer, AL; Spritzer, CE; Soher, BJ; Lewis, BD; DeFrate, LE
Published in: J Orthop Res
April 2024

There is limited data quantifying the influence of running on hip cartilage mechanics. The goal of this investigation was to quantify changes in hip joint bone-to-bone distance in response to a 3-mile treadmill run. We acquired magnetic resonance (MR) images of the dominant hip of eight young, asymptomatic runners (five males, three females) before and immediately after they ran 3 miles at a self-selected pace on a level treadmill. The femoral heads and acetabula were semiautomatically segmented from the pre- and post-exercise MR images to generate three-dimensional models of each participant's hip that were used to compute changes in the bone-to-bone distances incurred by the running exercise. We observed a significant 3% decrease in bone-to-bone distance from 3.47 ± 0.20 to 3.36 ± 0.22 mm between the femoral head and acetabulum after a 3-mile treadmill run (mean ± 95% confidence interval; p = 0.03). These findings provide new baseline data describing how running impacts the hip joint in young, asymptomatic runners.

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J Orthop Res

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EISSN

1554-527X

Publication Date

April 2024

Volume

42

Issue

4

Start / End Page

837 / 842

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Orthopedics
  • Male
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Knee Joint
  • Humans
  • Hip Joint
  • Femur Head
  • Female
  • Cartilage
  • Acetabulum
 

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Heckelman, L. N., Kratzer, A. L., Spritzer, C. E., Soher, B. J., Lewis, B. D., & DeFrate, L. E. (2024). Influence of running on femoroacetabular joint bone-to-bone distances. J Orthop Res, 42(4), 837–842. https://doi.org/10.1002/jor.25735
Heckelman, Lauren N., Avery L. Kratzer, Charles E. Spritzer, Brian J. Soher, Brian D. Lewis, and Louis E. DeFrate. “Influence of running on femoroacetabular joint bone-to-bone distances.J Orthop Res 42, no. 4 (April 2024): 837–42. https://doi.org/10.1002/jor.25735.
Heckelman LN, Kratzer AL, Spritzer CE, Soher BJ, Lewis BD, DeFrate LE. Influence of running on femoroacetabular joint bone-to-bone distances. J Orthop Res. 2024 Apr;42(4):837–42.
Heckelman, Lauren N., et al. “Influence of running on femoroacetabular joint bone-to-bone distances.J Orthop Res, vol. 42, no. 4, Apr. 2024, pp. 837–42. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/jor.25735.
Heckelman LN, Kratzer AL, Spritzer CE, Soher BJ, Lewis BD, DeFrate LE. Influence of running on femoroacetabular joint bone-to-bone distances. J Orthop Res. 2024 Apr;42(4):837–842.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Orthop Res

DOI

EISSN

1554-527X

Publication Date

April 2024

Volume

42

Issue

4

Start / End Page

837 / 842

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Orthopedics
  • Male
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Knee Joint
  • Humans
  • Hip Joint
  • Femur Head
  • Female
  • Cartilage
  • Acetabulum