ReviewJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2018
Overuse injuries in sport: a comprehensive overview.
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Who cites it
114 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 289 citations in OpenAlex.
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- The Bonar Score in the Histopathological Assessment of Tendinopathy and Its Clinical Relevance-A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Pooled it
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- Sports Trauma: From Prevention to Surgery and Return to Sport.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Hormonal Shifts and Structural Strain: A Literature Review of Menopause and Perimenopause in Relation to Overuse Injuries and Stress Fractures.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2026Article
- Mechanotransduction and its impact on regenerative medicine in orthopedic rehabilitation (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2026Review
- Muscle mass, not fat mass, predicts vertebral fracture risk: Vietnam osteoporosis study.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2026Article
- Tennis Serve Biomechanics, Joint Load Mechanics and Overuse Injuries: A Narrative Review.Sports medicine - open · 2026Review
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- Compound Muscle Action Potential Parameters of the Extensor Digitorum Brevis in Sprinters and Sedentary Individuals: A Cross-Sectional Comparison.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
- Deformation- and damage-free transfer of soft electronics onto highly curved and fragile biological surfaces.Nature communications · 2026Article
- 24-Hour Ultra-Marathon Running: A Narrative Review of Performance Factors and Physiological Impacts.Sports medicine - open · 2026Review
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundThe absence of a single, identifiable traumatic cause has been traditionally used as a definition for a causative factor of overuse injury. Excessive loading, insufficient recovery, and underpreparedness can increase injury risk by exposing athletes to relatively large changes in load. The musculoskeletal system, if subjected to excessive stress, can suffer from various types of overuse injuries which may affect the bone, muscles, tendons, and ligaments.
methodsWe performed a search (up to March 2018) in the PubMed and Scopus electronic databases to identify the available scientific articles about the pathophysiology and the incidence of overuse sport injuries. For the purposes of our review, we used several combinations of the following keywords: overuse, injury, tendon, tendinopathy, stress fracture, stress reaction, and juvenile osteochondritis dissecans.
resultsOveruse tendinopathy induces in the tendon pain and swelling with associated decreased tolerance to exercise and various types of tendon degeneration. Poor training technique and a variety of risk factors may predispose athletes to stress reactions that may be interpreted as possible precursors of stress fractures. A frequent cause of pain in adolescents is juvenile osteochondritis dissecans (JOCD), which is characterized by delamination and localized necrosis of the subchondral bone, with or without the involvement of articular cartilage. The purpose of this compressive review is to give an overview of overuse injuries in sport by describing the theoretical foundations of these conditions that may predispose to the development of tendinopathy, stress fractures, stress reactions, and juvenile osteochondritis dissecans and the implication that these pathologies may have in their management.
conclusionsFurther research is required to improve our knowledge on tendon and bone healing, enabling specific treatment strategies to be developed for the management of overuse injuries.
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