Open AccessLower step rate is associated with a higher risk of bone stress injury: a prospective study of collegiate cross country runners
Author(s) -
Stephanie Kliethermes,
Mikel R. Stiffler-Joachim,
Christa M. Wille,
Jennifer Sanfilippo,
Pedro Zavala,
Bryan C. Heiderscheit
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
british journal of sports medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.329
H-Index - 171
eISSN - 1473-0480
pISSN - 0306-3674
DOI - 10.1136/bjsports-2020-103833
Subject(s) - medicine , stress fractures , bone mineral , prospective cohort study , ground reaction force , relative risk , physical therapy , confidence interval , osteoporosis , kinematics , physics , classical mechanics
To determine if running biomechanics and bone mineral density (BMD) were independently associated with bone stress injury (BSI) in a cohort of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I cross country runners.