Magnetic resonance imaging manifestation of foot injury in amateur half marathon athletes

Abstract

Eighty-four amateur half marathon athletes (168 side feet) in Beijing from October 2018 to May 2021 were recruited, and their age, gender and whether they have foot pain were collected, including 44 males and 40 females, aged from 21 to 60 (40.7±9.3) years. All participants underwent bipedal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations, and the degree of foot pain was graded by foot ankle injury scale (FASS scale). The relationship between MRI features and the foot pain of amateur half marathon athletes were analyzed. The study found that the proportion of foot pain symptoms among amateur half marathon athletes in Beijing was high(122/168), and the MRI manifestations were mainly heel tendinitis and plantar fasciitis, which accounted for about 59.5% of all cases.