stress fracture
Runner's bone injury
A stress fracture is a hairline crack in bone caused by repeated strain rather than sudden impact.
Common among runners, dancers, and athletes who overtrain, stress fractures typically affect weight-bearing bones in the feet and legs: She developed a stress fracture in her shin from running too many miles too quickly.
Treatment usually requires rest and reduced activity.
- overuseExcessive employment of something
- high mileageExtensive distance traveled
- boneHard skeletal tissue
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
- metatarsalMidfoot skeletal element
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- Sports Injuriesmuscle strain, tendonitis, ligament sprain, hamstring strain, groin pull
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- injuriesbruise, sprain, concussion, contusion, laceration
- breakingbreaking, cracking, fracturing, rupturing, shattering
- damagebreakage, break, crack, dent, gash
- exercise injuriesmuscle strain, pulled muscle, sprain, sprains, muscle tear
stress fracturecompound fracture
Bone snaps through skin
shattered bone · open fracture · clean break · simple fracture
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