Stress fractures: definition, diagnosis and treatment

ABSTRACT Stress fractures were first described in Prussian soldiers by Breithaupt in 1855. They occur as the result of repeatedly making the same movement in a specific region, which can lead to fatigue and imbalance between osteoblast and osteoclast activity, thus favoring bone breakage. In additio...

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Main Authors: Diego Costa Astur, Fernando Zanatta, Gustavo Gonçalves Arliani, Eduardo Ramalho Moraes, Alberto de Castro Pochini, Benno Ejnisman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2016-02-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162016000100003&lng=en&tlng=en