Multiple Tibial Insufficiency Fractures in the Same Tibia
Author(s) -
Saartje Defoort,
Peter R. Mertens
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
geriatric orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2151-4593
pISSN - 2151-4585
DOI - 10.1177/2151458510391986
Subject(s) - stress fractures , tibia , medicine , insufficiency fracture , weight bearing , distal tibia , surgery , orthodontics , osteoporosis
Stress fractures were first described by Briethaupt in 1855. Since then, there have been many discussions in the literature concerning stress fractures, which have been described in both weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing bones. Currently, the tibia is the most frequent location, but multiple stress fractures in the same tibia are rare. This paper presents an unusual case of a 60-year-old woman with multiple tibial stress fractures of spontaneous onset.
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