Stress fractures in lower leg

Abstract

Clinical and rad iological a r; aJysis were made on 74 cases of stre3S fract ures i n tibia a nd fibul a a mong t he Korean soldiers.Righ t tibia were invo !ved in 33 cases and left t ibia were involved i n 25 cases. Bilate r a l in vo lve ments in tibia were in 6 c a~e s a nd f ib ula we re involved in 4. ca ses Cortical b reak or crack, periosteal new bone fo rmation a nd sclerotic band suggesting endost eal ca llus for mation were major rad iolog icaJ f indings