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ArticleSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2023

How Advancement in Bone Science Should Inform the Examination and Treatment of Femoral Shaft Bone Stress Injuries in Running Athletes.

Eric J Hegedus, Edward P Mulligan, Bradley A Beer, Angela Spontelli Gisselman, Liana C Wooten, Benjamin D Stern

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Article in Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Eric J HegedusTufts University Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, 101 E Washington St Ste 950, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, USA. eric.hegedus@tufts.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-2170-0327
Edward P MulliganTufts University Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, 101 E Washington St Ste 950, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, USA.
Bradley A Beer, Gold Coast, QLD, 4226, Australia.
Angela Spontelli GisselmanTufts University Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, 101 E Washington St Ste 950, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, USA.
Liana C WootenTufts University Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, 101 E Washington St Ste 950, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, USA.
Benjamin D SternTufts University Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, 101 E Washington St Ste 950, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stress fractures likely have a 1-2% incidence in athletes in general. In runners, a more vulnerable population, incidence rates likely range between 3.2 and 21% with female runners having greater susceptibility. The incidence of femoral shaft stress fractures is less well known. New basic and translational science research may impact the way clinicians diagnose and treat femoral stress fractures. By using a fictitious case study, this paper applies bone science to suggest new approaches to evaluating and treating femoral shaft stress fractures in the running population.

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Femoral FracturesFractures, StressAthletesBone and BonesFemaleFemurHumans

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PMID36598744

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