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Category: Orthopedics

Title: Identifying sex-specific risk factors for stress fractures in Adolescent Runners

Keywords: Stress fractures, runners (PubMed Search)

Posted: 9/28/2013 by Brian Corwell, MD
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Prior fracture represents the strongest predictor of stress fracture in both sexes

For girls: Low body mass index, (<19), late menarche (age 15 or older), previous participation in gymnastics and dance.

For boys: increased number of seasons.

Participation in basketball appears protective in boys.

This may represent a modifiable risk factor for stress fractures.

Tenforde AS, Sayres, LC, et al. Identifying sex-specific risk factors for stress fractures in Adolescent Runners. 2013