Mechanisms and management of stress fractures in physically active persons

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 306-314

  Romani, William A ^a,c   Gieck, Joe H ^b   Perrin, David H ^b   Saliba, Ethan N ^b   Kahler, David M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone remodeling; Rehabilitation; Stress reaction

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BIOMECHANICS; BONE; BONE REMODELING; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STRESS FRACTURE;

EID: 0036657103     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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