title: Tibial Stress Fractures in Athletes.
abstract: Tibial stress fractures are common in the athlete. There are various causes of these fractures, the most common being a sudden increase in training intensity. Most of these injuries are treated conservatively; however, some may require operative intervention. Intervention is mostly dictated by location of the fracture and failure of conservative treatment. There are several surgical options available to the treating surgeon, each with advantages and disadvantages. The physician must understand the nature of the fracture and the likelihood for it to heal in a timely manner in order to best treat these fractures in this patient subset.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, University of Tennessee-Campbell Clinic, 49 South 4th Street, Apartment 208, Memphis, TN 38103, USA. Electronic address: feldman.john@gmail.com.
authors.forename: John J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Feldman
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, University of Tennessee-Campbell Clinic, 170 Alexander Street, Memphis, TN 38111, USA.
authors.forename: Eric N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Bowman
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics, University of Tennesee-Campbell Clinic, 1400 South Germantown Road, Germantown, TN 38138, USA.
authors.forename: Barry B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, University of Tennessee-Campbell Clinic, 145 Greenbriar Drive, Memphis, TN 38117, USA.
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Weinlein
mesh_terms: D056352:Athletes; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods*; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Athlete; Intramedullary fixation; Stress fracture; Tension band plate; Tibia