Stress fractures of the foot and ankle, part 1: biomechanics of bone and principles of imaging and treatment

• Published in: Skeletal radiology Vol. 46; no. 8; pp. 1021 - 1029
• Main Authors: Mandell, Jacob C., Khurana, Bharti, Smith, Stacy E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.08.2017; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Ankle; Ankle Injuries - diagnostic imaging; Ankle Injuries - therapy; Bearing; Biomechanical Phenomena; Biomechanics; Bone biomechanics; Bone imaging; Bone Remodeling; Cancellous bone; Care and treatment; Compressive properties; Cortical bone; Failure; Feet; Foot Injuries - diagnostic imaging; Foot Injuries - therapy; Fractures; Fractures, Stress - diagnostic imaging; Fractures, Stress - therapy; Humans; Imaging; Macrostructure; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Nuclear Medicine; Orthopedics; Pathology; Radiology; Review Article; Risk analysis; Risk Factors; Stress fractures; Stresses; Surgery; Weight-Bearing; Stress fracture; Foot and ankle; Bone remodeling; Bone structure

A stress fracture is a focal failure of bone induced by the summation of repetitive forces, which overwhelms the normal bone remodeling cycle. This review, the first of two parts, discusses the general principles of stress fractures of the foot and ankle. This includes bone structure, biomechanics o...