Stress fractures are a common cause of injury in runners.
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Stress fractures represent a form of mechanical microcrack that occurs as a result
of excess strain placed on weight-bearing lower extremity bones. The resultant overload
leads to an accumulation of microdamage that the body is not able to heal. The resultant
microfracture, if progressive, leads to an occult fracture.Keywords
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