Evaluation of finger cartilage composition in recreational climbers with 7 Tesla T2 mapping magnetic resonance imaging

• Main Authors: Thomas Bayer (Author), Marie-Jo Brockhoff (Author), Armin M. Nagel (Author), Werner Adler (Author), Christoph Lutter (Author), Rolf Janka (Author), Rafael Heiss (Author), Michael Uder (Author), Frank W. Roemer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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PurposeSport climbing may lead to tissue adaptation including finger cartilage before apparent surface damage is detectable. The main aim was to assess finger cartilage composition with T2 mapping in young, active climbers and to compare the results to a non-climbers' collective. A secondary ai...