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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume, Vol 67-B, Issue 5, 732-735
Copyright © 1985 by British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery

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Stress fractures in military recruits. A prospective study showing an unusually high incidence

C Milgrom, M Giladi, M Stein, H Kashtan, JY Margulies, R Chisin, R Steinberg, and Z Aharonson

In a prospective study of 295 male Israeli military recruits a 31% incidence of stress fractures was found. Eighty per cent of the fractures were in the tibial or femoral shaft, while only 8% occurred in the tarsus and metatarsus. Sixty-nine per cent of the femoral stress fractures were asymptomatic, but only 8% of those in the tibia. Even asymptomatic stress fractures do, however, need to be treated. Possible explanations for the unusually high incidence of stress fractures in this study are discussed.


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