We study the geometrical characteristic of quasistatic fractures in brittle media, using iterated conformal maps to determine the evolution of the fracture pattern. This method allows an efficient and accurate solution of the Lamé equations without resorting to lattice models. Typical fracture patterns exhibit increased ramification due to the increase of the stress at the tips. We find the rou...

Ph.D Scholar, Department of Orthopaedics, King George’s. Medical University, Lucknow, India 2 Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, King George’s. Medical University, Lucknow, India Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, King George’s. Medical University, Lucknow, India 4 Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, King George’s. Medical University, Lucknow, India 5 Professor & Head, D...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the relationship between the occurrence of stress fracture and premenstrual syndrome (PMS)/premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) in Japanese adolescent athletes. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Osaka, Japan. PARTICIPANTS A school-based survey on menstruation and school life was conducted using a sample of 1818 Japanese female students who belonged to two p...

We describe a case highlighting the need to consider hypovitaminosis-D when investigating background causation and treatment of femoral and tibial stress fractures. The case also suggests that prescribing calcium and vitamin D supplementation may help with fracture healing in soldiers presenting with stress fractures who may have unrecognised hypovitaminosis-D which if left untreated may delay ...

BACKGROUND Fifth metatarsal (MT-V) stress fractures often exhibit delayed union and are high-risk fractures for non-union. Surgical treatment, currently considered as the gold standard, does not give optimal results, with a mean time to fracture union of 12-18 weeks. In recent studies, the use of bone marrow cells has been introduced to accelerate healing of fractures with union problems. The a...

OBJECTIVE The study tested the hypothesis that females who sustain stress fractures of cancellous bone have decreased bone density. DESIGN A retrospective, controlled, cross-sectional study. SETTING The setting of the study was a tertiary care center for Women's Sports Medicine. PATIENTS 20 female patients under the age of 40 who had suffered a stress fracture and who had a positive diagn...