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SELF-REPORTED VERSUS DIAGNOSED STRESS FRACTURES IN NORWEGIAN FEMALE ELITE ATHLETES |
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Jannike Øyen1  ,
Monica Klungland Torstveit2 and Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen3 |
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1Department of Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway. 2University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway. 3The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Ullevål Stadion, Oslo, Norway. |
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| ABSTRACT | |||
| The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of self-
reported versus diagnosed stress fractures in female elite athletes and
non-athletic controls. A random sample of Norwegian elite athletes from
the national teams, aged 13-39 years (n = 186) and a random sample of non-athletic
controls (n = 145) in the same age group participated in the study. The
athletes represented a junior- or senior team, or a recruiting squad for
one of these teams, in one of 46 different sports/events. A higher percentage
of athletes self-reported stress fractures (14.0%) compared to those diagnosed
with stress fractures (8.1%) (p < 0.001). Six controls self- reported
stress fractures, but none of them were diagnosed with stress fractures.
These results indicate that self-reporting of stress fractures has low validity.
This finding has important implications for further research on stress fractures
in athletes.
Key words: Imaging, sports, injuries, validity. |
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