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MusculoskeletalModerate
Stress Fracture
Sports Medicine · Musculoskeletal
Moderate
Severity
Common in athletes — accounts for a significant proportion of overuse injuries in runners and military trainees
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Sports Medicine
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💊Treatment Options
- 1Treatment primarily involves rest from the aggravating activity for several weeks to allow the bone to heal
- 2sometimes with the use of a protective boot or crutches to offload weight from the affected area. A gradual
- 3supervised return to activity along with addressing any underlying nutritional or biomechanical risk factors helps prevent recurrence.
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