ALLMedicine™ Stress Fractures Center

Feb 3rd, 2023 - Pelvic stress fractures are rare, making up an estimated 1% to 7% of all stress fractures with the primary locations being the pubic rami, pubic symphysis, and sacrum. Two cases of stress fractures of the ischium have been previously described in ...

Jan 25th, 2023 - Bowling action is a highly skilled activity acquired over the year. A bowler needs speed and strength to challenge the batsman but the conventional protocols they follow for the speed and strength are not specific to their bowling actions. Bowling...

Jan 17th, 2023 - Peak tibial acceleration (PTA) is a widely used indicator of tibial bone loading. Indirect bone loading measures are of interest to reduce the risk of stress fractures during running. However, tibial compressive forces are caused by both internal ...

Jan 13th, 2023 - To estimate the ratio of menstrual abnormalities, infertility, and other problems related to pregnancy and childbirth in former long-distance runners. We hypothesized that the female athlete triad during an athletic career affects future fertility...

Jan 5th, 2023 - Stress fractures likely have a 1-2% incidence in athletes in general. In runners, a more vulnerable population, incidence rates likely range between 3.2 and 21% with female runners having greater susceptibility. The incidence of femoral shaft stre...

May 6th, 2017 - Stress fractures, including both fatigue and insufficiency types, are frequently encountered in clinical practice as a source of pain in both athletes and patients with predisposing conditions. Radiography is the imaging modality of choice for bas...

Jan 25th, 2023 - Bowling action is a highly skilled activity acquired over the year. A bowler needs speed and strength to challenge the batsman but the conventional protocols they follow for the speed and strength are not specific to their bowling actions. Bowling...

Dec 28th, 2022 - Plantar fasciitis (PF) is a painful condition of the inferior and medial heel. Symptoms worsens with the first steps in the morning or after prolonged sitting and long periods of standing. The diagnosis of PF is made according to the typical anamn...

Dec 15th, 2022 - Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) is a relatively new solution for the patient with osteoarthritis of the glenohumeral joint with a deficient rotator cuff, or patients with glenohumeral osteoarthritis with excessive erosion of the posterio...

Nov 1st, 2022 - The study will examine the utility of a novel, non-operative, anabolic bone agent in the treatment of diaphyseal tibial stress fractures (DTSF). Teriparatide has been well studied in basic science and clinical studies to conclude its positive effe...

Jul 5th, 2022 - Chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS) is an innocuous condition seen primarily in 10-60% of young, active people with exercise induced leg pain. Patients present with anterior lower extremity pain that worsens with exercise and resolves a...

Aug 5th, 2022 - Madhusmita Misra, MD The 19-year-old 5 ft 5 in young woman who came to see me in my clinic was a long-distance runner who had sustained several stress fractures of her feet and legs over the past few years. She admitted to restricting her caloric ...

Mar 11th, 2022 - In 2019, there were 238 marathon competitions in Germany. More than 90% of the over 110,000 runners who started these races reached the finish, according to emergency and intensive care medics. Since running is a popular sport for many people of v...

Apr 13th, 2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted American life in unprecedented ways. School closures, canceled sports leagues, and shelter-in-place orders dramatically changed how children were using their bodies. Pandemic precautions caused children to lead ...

May 20th, 2019 - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave Merck & Co a new opportunity to avoid lawsuits accusing the company of failing to properly warn patients of debilitating thigh-bone fractures from taking its osteoporosis drug Fosamax, t...

Dec 5th, 2018 - DISCUSSION To our knowledge, this is the first report of incidental tension-side stress fractures in varus osteoarthritic knees. Stress fractures have been classified into 2 groups, fatigue fractures and insufficiency fractures.