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ReviewDer Unfallchirurg2020

The diagnosis and management of medial tibial stress syndrome : An evidence update.

Marinus Winters

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Review in Der Unfallchirurg, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
15citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Medial tibial stress syndrome.Musculoskeletal surgery · 2026
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  3. Epidemiology, Work-Up, and Management of Common Track and Field Injuries.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2026
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  13. Partial mixed neuropathy of the fourth lumbar spinal nerve misdiagnosed as "shin splints."The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2023
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  15. Bilateral Looser zones or pseudofractures in the anteromedial tibia as a component of medial tibial stress syndrome in athletes.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Marinus WintersDepartment of Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy Sciences & Sports, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. marinuswinters@hotmail.com.
Aalborg University · DK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Medial tibial stress syndrome is a common overuse injury in jumping and running athletes. It is defined as exercise-induced pain along the distal posteromedial border of the tibia and the presence of recognisable pain on palpation over a length of 5 or more centimetres. This overview article provides an evidence update on the diagnosis and management of athletes with medial tibial stress syndrome.

Indexed as

Cumulative Trauma DisordersRunningHumansMedial Tibial Stress SyndromePainTibiaDiagnosisManagementMedial tibial stress syndromeShin splintsTreatment

Identifiers

PMID31098646
OpenAlexW2945123902

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