Abstract:Stress fractures are a common sporting injury particularly seen among adolescents. This is a case report about stress fractures seen in players of a high school baseball team and tennis team. 131 players consulted us since 1992. We found 13 stress fractures in 12 players (tennis: 8, baseball: 5). In regard to the fracture site, 5 tennis players and one baseball player had a fracture of the tibiae; 2 tennis players and 2 baseball players involved the metatarsi. One baseball player's fracture was of the ribs; on… Show more
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