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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2022

Analysis of Knee Joint Injury Caused by Physical Training of Freshmen Students Based on 3T MRI and Automatic Cartilage Segmentation Technology: A Prospective Study.

Lingling Liu, Henan Liu, Zhiming Zhen, Yalan Zheng, Xiaoyue Zhou, Esther Raithel, Jiang Du, Yan Hu, Wei Chen, Xiaofei Hu

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Article in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Lingling LiuDepartment of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Henan LiuDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Zhiming ZhenDepartment of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Yalan ZhengDepartment of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Xiaoyue ZhouMR Collaboration, Siemens Healthineers Ltd., Shanghai, China.
Esther RaithelMR Application Predevelopment, Siemens Healthcare GmbH, Erlangen, Germany.
Jiang DuHealth Service Training Base, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Yan HuHealth Service Training Base, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Wei ChenDepartment of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Xiaofei HuDepartment of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Army Medical University · CNChongqing Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University · CNSiemens (China) · CNSiemens Healthcare (Germany) · DE

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Abstract

Background: The differential effects of various exercises on knee joint injury have not been well documented. Improper physical training can cause irreversible damage to the knee joint. MRI is generally used to precisely analyze morphological and biochemical changes in the knee cartilage. We compared the effects of long-walking and regular daily physical training on acute and chronic knee joint injuries as well as cartilage structure in freshmen students. Methods: A total of 23 young male college freshmen were recruited to participate in an 8-day 240 km long distance walk and a one-year daily training. 3D-DESSwe, 2D T Results: The injury to the medial meniscus and anterior cruciate ligament of the knee joint, joint effusion, and bone marrow edema was significantly higher in the long-walking group compared to the baseline and daily groups. Furthermore, injury to the lateral meniscus was significantly worse in the long-walking group compared to the baseline group but was significantly better in the daily group compared to the baseline group. No significant changes to the posterior cruciate ligament were observed among the three groups. Knee cartilage volume was significantly increased, mainly in the stress surface of the femur, patella, and the lateral area of the tibial plateau. Regular daily training did not significantly change the thickness of the knee cartilage. Conversely, knee cartilage thickness decreased in the long-walking group, especially in the medial and lateral areas of the femur and tibial plateau. Moreover, no significant changes were observed in the knee cartilage volume of the long-walking group. Both long-walking and daily groups showed reduced T2 values of the knee joint compared to the baseline. Conclusion: Among freshmen students and the training of this experimental intensity, our results show that regular daily training does not cause high-level injury to the knee joint, but improve the knee joint function adaptability by increasing cartilage volume. Moreover, knee injury caused by short-term long walking can be reversible.

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Cartilage, ArticularKnee InjuriesHumansKnee JointMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleProspective StudiesStudentsathletic injuryautomatic cartilage segmentation technologycartilageknee joint injurythree-dimensional quantitative MRI

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PMID35615719
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