Aetiology and mechanisms of injury in medial tibial stress syndrome: Current and future developments

Table 2 Bone mineral density in male medial tibial stress syndrome patients and an athletic control group[31]

BMD (g/cm2)	MTSS	Athletic control	Significance
Proximal	1.29	1.48	< 0.01b
33% level (injury site)	1.43	1.85	< 0.001b
Distal	1.32	1.33	> 0.05

^bStatistically significant. Although there are differences in the proximal tibia, the difference is much greater at the injury site. Select data presented for comparison with the two other BMD studies discussed. BMD: Bone mineral density; MTSS: Medial tibial stress syndrome.