About The Medical Condition Fatigue Fracture

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Fatigue Fracture

Fatigue Fracture Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Fatigue Fracture Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Fatigue Fracture?

Fractures due to the strain caused by repetitive exercise. They are thought to arise from a combination of muscle fatigue and bone failure, and occur in situations where bone remodeling predominates over repair. The classical stress fracture is the march fracture of military personnel, in which the metatarsal undergoes repeated stress during marching. The most common sites of stress fractures are the metatarsus, fibula, tibia, and femoral neck.

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