Citation

Duran-Stanton AM, Kirk KL. Mil. Med. 2011; 176(1): 53-55.

Affiliation

Brooke Army Medical Center, 3851 Roger Brooke Drive, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

21305960

Abstract

Stress fractures are caused by repetitive low-impact activities. It is important to have a high index of suspicion in diagnosing and treating stress fractures early for remodeling to occur. This is a case report of a 19-year-old female military recruit with stress fractures of the right foot. The patient had an extended non-weight-bearing treatment that eventually had a successful outcome after allowing the fracture to heal by starting the patient on weight-bearing activities and a "walk-to-run" program. Treatment points in managing stress fractures including female-specific issues are also discussed.

Language: en