Fibular stress fracture in a high school athlete

J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2013 Jan;43(1):29. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2013.0401. Epub 2012 Dec 31.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • 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