Letter to the Editor: Acetabular Retroversion in Military Recruits with Femoral Neck Stress Fractures

Femoral neck stress fractures in military personnel.

INTRODUCTION Stress fractures are common during military training but femoral neck stress fractures are uncommon and sometimes pose diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. An incomplete stress fracture with excellent prognosis, if left unprotected, can lead to displaced femoral neck fracture with almost 63% complication rate even with best of the treatment. The aim of this study was to analyze v...

Stress Fractures in Military Recruits

In a prospective study of 295 male Israeli military recruits a 31 % incidence of stress fractures was found. Eighty per cent of the fractures were in the tibial or femoral shaft, while only 8% occurred in the tarsus and metatarsus. Sixty-nine per cent of the femoral stress fractures were asymptomatic, but only 8% of those in the tibia. Even asymptomatic stress fractures do, however, need to be ...

The Association of Femoral Neck Stress Fractures with Femoral Acetabular Impingement

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Prevalence of radiographic findings consistent with femoroacetabular impingement in military personnel with femoral neck stress fractures.

A femoral neck stress fracture is a serious condition that affects military personnel and endurance athletes. There is increasing evidence that femoroacetabular impingement contributes to significant hip pathology. This study investigates the prevalence of radiographic abnormalities associated with impingement in military personnel treated for femoral neck stress fractures. The radiographs of 6...

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