Stress Fractures

Stress fractures are common injuries in the elite and everyday athlete who didn't listen to his body and pushed it too far for too long. This title reviews diagnosis and treatment for upper extremity stress fractures and lower extremity fractures, non-surgical treatment options, management, surgical options, and classification of grading types.

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You say it to patients who present with vague, unexplained muscle soreness that hasn't been getting better for awhile: 'Looks like you did too much too soon.' Stress fractures are common injuries in the elite and everyday athlete who didn't listen to his body and pushed it too far for too long. Christopher C. Kaeding, M.D., FACSM, the director of the division of sports medicine at Ohio State University put together a comprehensive Sports Medicine issue that reviews diagnosis and treatment for the not-so-common upper extremity stress fractures and lower extremity fractures, non-surgical treatment options, management, surgical options, classification of grading types, return-to-play and pharmacological options. You'll refer to this issue often.