title: Radiologic appearance of stress fractures.
abstract: The large numbers of Americans involved in sports and physical activities have made stress fractures a more common injury to the lower extremities than before. Presented are the typical radiographic and scintigraphic appearances of stress fractures and the appropriate medical imaging with which to diagnose this entity.
authors.affiliation: New Valley Osteopathic Hospital, Yakima, Wash.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Arrowsmith
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007590:Jogging / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging