Upper Lumbar Bone Stress Injuries in Elite Cricketers

Conclusions: Upper LBSI in elite cricketers occurs in approximately 2 out of 5 cases of LBSI. Clinicians should allow sufficient time for upper LBSI to resolve and unite (if a fracture) because cases that returned to bowling training earlier were less likely to achieve bony union, and those that failed to unite commonly went on to have a recurrent LBSI. Level of Evidence: Therapy/prognosis/diagnosis level 2b.
Source: Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine - Category: Sports Medicine Tags: Original Research Source Type: research