Stress Fractures: Revisited
- 1 August 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of the Royal Society of Health
- Vol. 105 (4) , 139-140
- https://doi.org/10.1177/146642408510500412
Abstract
STRESS FRACTURES are the result of bone fatigue from the inability of a bone to accommodate at a rate fast enough to meet the demands placed upon it. They usually occur in bones that experience repeated and unaccustomed micro- trauma or stress. Treatment, after diagnosis, consists of rest from activity, immobilization by casting or strapping, adjunctive nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents and isometric exercise.Keywords
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