ReviewArchives of endocrinology and metabolism2022
Stress fractures.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Role ofGenes · 2026Pooled it
- Epidemiology of stress fractures among military cadets: a retrospective cohort study at a tertiary military medical center.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Article
- Ultrasonographic Diagnosis and Computed Tomographic Confirmation of a Scapular Body Stress Fracture in an Elite Boxer: A Case Report.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Diagnostic Pitfalls: Anterior Tibial Stress Fracture in a Professional Football Player - A Case Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2025Article
- Exploring the early diagnostic value of MRI for type I stress fractures: a retrospective analysis based on imaging manifestations.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Case Report: From disordered eating to an eating disorder-a case study of an orienteering athlete with anorexia nervosa and the shortcomings of the multidisciplinary approach.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Multiple stress fractures: A case report and discussion.Radiology case reports · 2024Article
- The importance of bone health for pediatric athletes: From juvenile osteochondritis dissecans to relative energy deficiency in sports.Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America · 2024Article
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- Female Athlete Triad and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs): Nutritional Management.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Bilateral Stress Fractures of Amputated Tibial Stumps in the Setting of Chronic Compartment Syndrome.Orthopedic research and reviews · 2024Article
- [Stress fractures].Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2023Article
- How much sport is too much? A focus on musculoskeletal health of the adult.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2023Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Stress fractures (SF) represent 10%-20% of all injuries in sport medicine. An SF occurs when abnormal and repetitive loading is applied on normal bone: The body cannot adapt quickly enough, leading to microdamage and fracture. The etiology is multifactorial with numerous risk factors involved. Diagnosis of SF can be achieved by identifying intrinsic and extrinsic factors, obtaining a good history, performing a physical exam, and ordering laboratory and imaging studies (magnetic resonance imaging is the current gold standard). Relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S) is a known risk factor. In addition, for women, it is very important know the menstrual status to identify long periods of amenorrhea in the past and the present. Early detection is important to improve the chance of symptom resolution with conservative treatment. Common presentation involves complaints of localized pain, with or without swelling, and tenderness on palpation of bony structures that begins earlier in training and progressively worsens with activity over a 2- to 3-week period. Appropriate classification of SF based on type, location, grading, and low or high risk is critical in guiding treatment strategies and influencing the time to return to sport. Stress injuries at low-risk sites are typically managed conservatively. Studies have suggested that calcium and vitamin D supplementation might be helpful. Moreover, other treatment regimens are not well established. Understanding better the pathophysiology of SFs and the potential utility of current and future bone-active therapeutics may well yield approaches that could treat SFs more effectively.
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