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KMID : 1037920150020020095
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Arthroscopy and Orthopedic Sports Medicine
2015 Volume.2 No. 2 p.95 ~ p.102
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Stress fractures of the tibia
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Park Jung-Min
Sung Ki-Sun
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Abstract
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Stress fractures are injuries commonly encountered during sports activities involving running, jumping, and repetitive stress. The most common site for stress fractures is the tibia, which accounts for 23.6% of all sites. Localized tenderness around the site of pain that increases with weight bearing or repetitive use is an early indication of stress fracture of the tibia. Even when results of initial plain radiography are negative for tibial stress fracture, the examination should be repeated after two to three weeks. If at an early stage an urgent diagnosis is needed, triple phase nuclear medicine bone scan or magnetic resonance imaging are alternative diagnostic tools. Tibial stress fractures can be treated conservatively or surgically, and excellent results and rapid recovery have been reported for surgery treatments in athletes. To avoid stress fractures, the level of exercise should be incrementally increased whenever an individual engages in exercise and adequate warm ups and stretching should be performed before exercising. The purpose of this article was to review the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment methods of tibial stress fractures.
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KEYWORD
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Tibia, Stress fractures, Sports
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