[Stress fracture locations in military personnel].
BACKGROUND
Physical exercise has beneficial effects on a number of physiologic systems, including the skeleton. However, combined with potential risk factors, unwise training practises may harm theses systems. A stress fracture represents one from of breakdown in the skeletal system.


OBJECTIVE
Assess the usefulness of MRI and kinesitherapy.


METHODS
14 patients in military circles had a stress facture. Most of the fractures are located at the upper metaphysis of the tibia.


RESULTS
The radiography was poor, the MRI was the investigation of choice. The images show a FREDERICSON grade 4 lesion. Treatment is mainly non or partially weight bearing until consolidation.


CONCLUSIONS
Although stress fracture results from unbalance between the bone and the forces applied, the injury occurs as a result of summation of various extrinsic and intrinsic factors at a given point in time.
Service d'orthopédie traumatologie, Hôpital militaire de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisie.
Mounir
M
Hamdi
Makram
M
Zrig
Anis
A
Bellesoued
Mounira
M
Khezami
Tarek
T
Ben Chaabane
Slim
S
Khechelfi
Lotfi
L
Nouisri
Abdelaziz
A
Khalil
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis*