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Stress Fractures

Stress fracture refers to the failure of the skeleton to withstand submaximal forces over time. Two entities of stress fracture have been defined: Fatigue fracture is classically described in military recruits and runners in which normal bone is exposed to repeated abnormal stresses. In insufficiency fracture, normal stress is applied to abnormal bone (e.g. bone with osteoporosis or Paget’s disease). Investigations Plain x-ray film, If the plain film turns out to be negative, than consider either an MRI or bone scintigraphy to further evaluate the clinical finding.

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