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Stress Fractures of the Foot and Ankle in Athletes, an Overview

Weel H*, Opdam KTM and Kerkhoffs GMMJ
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Research Center Amsterdam, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Corresponding Author :	Hanneke Weel MD Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Research Center Amsterdam Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9 G4-264, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands Tel: +31205662474 E-mail: h.weel@amc.nl
Received June 28, 2014; Accepted July 10, 2014; Published July 17, 2014
Citation:Weel H, Opdam KTM and Kerkhoffs GMMJ (2014) Stress Fractures of the Foot and Ankle in Athletes, an Overview. Clin Res Foot Ankle 2:160. doi: 10.4172/2329-910X.1000160
Copyright: © 2014 Weel H, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Stress fractures occur due to repetitive forces on the bones and develop over time. The etiology differs from a traumatic fracture and therefore stress fractures are more an overload injury. Stress fractures of the foot and ankle are frequently seen in athletes and can be a potentially career ending injury for these high demanding sportsmen. Some locations are considered as high-risk stress fractures due to slow healing and high rates of non-unions. This article discusses the most common sites for stress fractures of the foot and ankle, the risks and evidence on best treatment options.

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