Fibular stress fracture in a high school athlete

The patient was a 15-year-old adolescent male who was referred to a physical therapist for a chief complaint of bilateral posterolateral lower-leg pain, which was worse in the right lower extremity than in the left. Due to findings that were concerning for a stress fracture, the patient was referred...

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Published inThe journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy Vol. 43; no. 1; p. 29
Main Authors Greenberg, Elliot M, Gohn, Nicholas, Grady, Matthew
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.2013
Subjects
Adolescent
Athletic Injuries - complications
Athletic Injuries - diagnostic imaging
Athletic Injuries - rehabilitation
Fibula - diagnostic imaging
Fibula - injuries
Follow-Up Studies
Fractures, Stress - diagnostic imaging
Fractures, Stress - rehabilitation
Humans
Injury Severity Score
Male
Musculoskeletal Pain - diagnosis
Musculoskeletal Pain - etiology
Physical Therapy Modalities
Radiography
Risk Assessment
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:The patient was a 15-year-old adolescent male who was referred to a physical therapist for a chief complaint of bilateral posterolateral lower-leg pain, which was worse in the right lower extremity than in the left. Due to findings that were concerning for a stress fracture, the patient was referred to a pediatric sports medicine physician. Subsequent radiographs revealed findings that were concerning for a stress fracture along the medial aspect of the midshaft of the right fibula.
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ISSN:0190-6011
1938-1344
DOI:10.2519/jospt.2013.0401