Stress fractures are small bone cracks from overuse. Learn about the causes, who's at risk, and current methods for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

Causes, Treatment, and PreventionMedically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MDA stress fracture is generally the result of ...

A hairline fracture (also known as a stress fracture) is a crack in a bone that most commonly occurs from overuse, such as a ...

These injuries occur as a result of repeated overload of the bone without ... "dreaded black line" stress fracture of the tibia/shin and the Jones fracture of the fifth metatarsal, heal poorly ...

But are we all talking about the same thing, and does it matter? Stress fractures are a type of ‘bone stress injury’ (BSI).1 A BSI represents the inability of a generally normal bone to withstand ...

Background Bone stress injuries are common in high-level athletics. Aim To describe the demographics, frequency and anatomical location of stress injuries (ie, stress reaction and stress fractures) in ...