tibial stress fracture

Tibial Stress Fractures

EpidemiologyTibial Stress Fracture

 

Athletic / high impact exercises

 

Aetiology

 

First described in ballet dancers (Burrows 1956)

- tension side of bone / lateral side

- progression to complete fracture has been well documented in athletes

 

Signs

 

Point tenderness

- lateral aspect of tibia

 

Over time develop bony lump