Stress fracture of the femoral neck in a long distance runner: biomechanical aspects.
With the rising public interest in physical fitness, emergency physicians are seeing an increasing number of stress fractures. Early diagnosis, followed by conservative management, allowed a long-distance runner with a compression type stress fracture of the femoral neck to return to running. The biomechanical cause of this injury may be related to erosion of the sole of the running shoe that reduced its shock absorption and increased the potential for injury.
Kupke
M J
MJ
Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville 22908.
Kahler
D M
DM
Lorenzoni
M H
MH
Edlich
R F
RF
D000328:Adult; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D012420:Running / Q000293:injuries*; D012775:Shoes