Tibial stress injuries: decisive diagnosis and treatment of 'shin splints'.
Tibial stress injuries, commonly called 'shin splints,' often result when bone remodeling processes adapt inadequately to repetitive stress. Physicians who care for athletic patients need a thorough understanding of this continuum of injuries, including medial tibial stress syndrome and tibial stress fractures, because there are implications for appropriate diagnosis, management, and prevention.
Couture
Christopher J
CJ
Family Medicine Residency, Ehrling Berquist Hospital, Offutt AFB, NB, 68113-2160, USA. christopher.couture@offutt.af.mil.
Karlson
Kristine A
KA