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Blessures osseuses de contraintes lombaires chez le jeune sportif

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Lumbar bone stress injuries are a frequent cause of low back pain in children and adolescent athletes. They are approximately two to three times more prevalent in symptomatic athletes than in the general population. The key challenge is the early identification of an active, potentially healable lesion. MRI is the imaging modality of choice. Advanced "CT-like" bone MRI sequences allow for the early detection of defects and healing assessment without ionizing radiation, thereby limiting the need for CT. Management remains mainly conservative and aims at bony healing. It relies on respecting pain, avoiding pain-eliciting movements, strengthening the core, and addressing contributing factors (mechanical load, technique, relative energy deficiency in sport). The benefit of systematically using lumbar orthosis remains uncertain.

Source: JMIG

DOI: 10.53738/revmed.2026.22.970.48856

Authors: William Martin, Vincent Gremeaux, Christos Karatzios, Justin Carrard

Institutions: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, University of Lausanne, University of Basel, Hôpital de l'enfance

Language: English

Topic: Sports injuries and prevention

Subfield: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7168338403

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