title: [Stress fractures in children and adolescents].
abstract: The incidence of stress fractures in young athletes has increased with the popularization of sports among children and adolescents. Stress fractures are less common in children and adolescents than in adults. A combination of intrinsic or anatomical factors and extrinsic factors such as training pitfalls and environmental insufficiencies predispose athletes to stress fractures. This review aims to outline current knowledge about clinical manifestations, diagnostic imaging, and treatment of stress fractures in children and adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Medicine Faculty of Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Turkey. iozkan@superonline.com
authors.forename: Ilhan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ozkan
authors.forename: Emre
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cullu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011859:Radiography; D014421:Turkey