Abstract

Background: Lumbar stress fractures (also known as spondylolysis) are a common and costly (match-time lost) injury amongst junior cricket fast bowlers. Bone marrow oedema (BMO) detected using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) may precede the progression from, pre-symptomatic bone stress to end-stage symptomatic stress fracture. This study investigated the relationship between BMO and subsequent lumbar stress fracture in junior fast bowlers during a cricket season.

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