Stress Fractures in Athletes: Diagnosis and Management

Book Overview

Stress fractures are fatigue failures of bone caused by unusual or repeated stress on bone and are among the more common sports injuries encountered. Often going unreported or occasionally unnoticed, athletes run the risk of a more serious fracture if untreated. Stress Fractures in Athletes focuses on the presentation, evaluation and treatment of these injuries. Divided into two sections, the first part provides in-depth description of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319380729
• ISBN13: 9783319380728
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 245 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"