Abstract
Athletes engaged in repetitive activity with recent increases in training or competition are at risk for stress fractures of the foot and ankle. Physical and radiographic findings are often unremarkable and diagnosis may be difficult. Although many of these injuries may be managed symptomatically, certain types of stress fractures are at higher risk for delayed union, nonunion, or refracture without aggressive immobilization or surgical fixation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 246-251 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2006 |
Keywords
- Ankle
- Foot
- Medial malleolus
- Metatarsal
- Navicular
- Stress fracture