Actualización sobre el síndrome de estrés tibial medial

Autores/as

  • Santiago Gómez García Policía Nacional de Colombia
  • Fernando Marco Martínez Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  • África López-Illescas Ruiz Consejo Superior de Deportes
  • Martha C. Gómez Tinoco Ejército Nacional de Colombia
  • Mikhail Benet Rodríguez Unicafam
  • Juan M. Alarcón García Hospital Nuestra Señora de América

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22335/rlct.v6i3.22

Palabras clave:

Síndrome de estrés tibial medial, lesión por estrés tibial, dolor en extremidades inferiores, actualización, deporte, rehabilitación, fisioterapia.

Resumen

El síndrome de estrés tibial medial, es una de las causas más comunes de dolor inducido por el ejercicio en las extremidades inferiores entre los practicantes de actividad física y deporte, es un evento semiológico producido por lesiones repetitivas de estrés mecánico en la región medial de la tibia, frecuente entre las patologías que afectan a los corredores y militares en formación; generalmente no suele ser grave, pero si no se trata adecuadamente puede evolucionar a lesiones incapacitantes como la llamada fractura por estrés de la tibia. Existen factores de riesgo que contribuyen al desarrollo de la patología entre los que cabe mencionar  el tipo de actividad, las inadecuadas técnicas de entrenamiento,  las condiciones del terreno y el tipo de calzado utilizado, también la pronación anormal de la articulación subastragalina, el sexo femenino, un índice de masa corporal elevado, así como la disminución de la densidad mineral ósea. El diagnóstico generalmente se establece a través del interrogatorio y el examen físico ya que las radiografías no aportan datos de interés, solamente sirven para establecer el diagnóstico diferencial con las fracturas por estrés de la tibia y exámenes de imágenes más costosos no se justifican. El tiempo de recuperación de los afectados por esta patología es bastante prolongado, existiendo la tendencia al abandono, impidiendo así conseguir los objetivos terapéuticos propuestos, el tratamiento gold estándar es la terapia física, sin embargo, existen otras modalidades terapéuticas con grandes perspectivas para el tratamiento de esta entidad patológica entre las que sobresale la terapia por ondas de choque extracorpórea, y aunque existen estudios científicos a respecto, no son suficientes,  tanto la fisiopatología, como la prevención y el tratamiento aún no están claros. Debido a lo anteriormente expuesto se realiza una revisión del estado del arte de los aspectos fundamentales de la patología.

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Biografía del autor/a

  • Santiago Gómez García, Policía Nacional de Colombia

    Médico Deportólogo. Especialista en Medicina del Deporte y en Ortopedia y Traumatología. Magister en Traumatología del Deporte. Candidato a Doctor en Cirugia Ortopédica y Traumatológia. Dirección de Sanidad Policía Nacional.

  • Fernando Marco Martínez, Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    Doctor en Medicina y Cirugía. Médico Especialista en Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología. Catedrático de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología.

  • África López-Illescas Ruiz, Consejo Superior de Deportes

    Doctora en Medicina y Cirugía. Médico Especialista en Medicina de la Educación Física y el Deporte. Centro de Medicina del Deporte.

  • Martha C. Gómez Tinoco, Ejército Nacional de Colombia

    Master en Psicología del Deporte y la Actividad Física. Psicóloga especialista en Psicología Deportiva. Candidata a Doctora en Psicología del Aprendizaje Humano. Dirección de Sanidad.

  • Mikhail Benet Rodríguez, Unicafam

    Doctor en Ciencias Médicas. Médico. Máster en Fisiología General. Especialista en Fisiología Normal y Patológica. Coordinador de Investigaciones.

  • Juan M. Alarcón García, Hospital Nuestra Señora de América

    Doctor en Medicina y Cirugía. Médico Especialista en Cirugía General. Director de la Unidad de Ecografía y Ondas de choque.

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2018-08-30

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Actualización sobre el síndrome de estrés tibial medial. (2018). Revista Logos Ciencia & Tecnología, 6(3), 84-97. https://doi.org/10.22335/rlct.v6i3.22