Stress Fracture in Lower Extremity
10.4055/jkoa.1971.6.4.399
- Author:
Tack Hee KIM
;
Jae Jung KIM
;
Key Yong KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Causality;
Femoral Neck Fractures;
Femur Neck;
Fibula;
Flatfoot;
Fractures, Stress;
Lower Extremity;
Metatarsal Bones;
Muscle Spasticity;
Osteoporosis;
Tibia
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
1971;6(4):399-403
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Three cases of fatigue fracture were experienced, whose tibia, fibula and femoral neck had been involved. The mechanism of fracture was explained as the result of repeatation of uncustomed stress mainly in lower extremities. Several authors suggested many types of predisposing factors, such as spastic flat foot, short first metatarsal bone and osteoporosis after steroid administration. Two of the cases were treated conservatively and one case with femoral neck fracture treated by open reduction and Sith-Peterson nailing.
