Regular physical exercise before entering military service may protect young adult men from fatigue fractures

Regular physical exercise before entering military service may protect young adult men from fatigue fractures

Abstract Background Bone stress fractures are overuse injuries commonly encountered in sports and military medicine. Some fatigue fractures lead to morbidity and loss of active, physically-demanding training days. We evaluated the incidence, anatomical location, risk factors, and preventive measures...

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Main Authors: Harri Pihlajamäki, Mickael Parviainen, Heikki Kyröläinen, Hannu Kautiainen, Ilkka Kiviranta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Stress fractures
Fatigue fractures
Physical activity
Military training
Epidemiology
Injury prevention
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-019-2513-4

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