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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Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
2016-02-01
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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 |