Physiological Bone Responses in the Fingers After More Than 10 Years of High-Level Sport Climbing: Analysis of Cortical Parameters Frederik Hahn, MD, Matthias Erschbaumer, MD, Philipp Allenspach, MSc, Kaspar Rufibach, PhD, Andreas Schweizer, MD Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 23, Issue 1, Pages 31-36 (March 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2011.12.006 Copyright © 2012 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 A, Device to obtain standardized lateral radiographs of the fingers. B, Standardized lateral radiographs of the fingers in the climbers' group. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2012 23, 31-36DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2011.12.006) Copyright © 2012 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Correlation between the Barnett-Nordin (BN) index in the anteroposterior view (BNap) and the lateral view (BNlat) for climbers (black dots) and controls (gray dots). Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2012 23, 31-36DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2011.12.006) Copyright © 2012 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Increased cortical thickness with greater bone diameter and reduced medullary space in climbers (right) compared with controls (left). Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2012 23, 31-36DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2011.12.006) Copyright © 2012 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions