Medial tibial stress syndrome

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 32, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2000, Pages

  Kortebein, Patrick M ^a   Kaufman, Kenton R ^a   Basford, Jeffrey R ^a   Stuart, Michael J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic compartment syndromes; Periostitis muscle strain; Shin splints; Stress fracture

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EXERCISE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEG DISEASE; MEDIAL TIBIAL STRESS SYNDROME; NOMENCLATURE; ORTHOTICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0034117307     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/00005768-200003001-00005     Document Type: Review

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