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. 2019 Apr;69(681):209-300.
doi: 10.3399/bjgp19X702137.

Stress fractures: diagnosis and management in the primary care setting

Patrick G Robinson  1 , Victoria Bd Campbell  2 , Andrew D Murray  3 , Alastair Nicol  4 , James Robson  5
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Stress fractures: diagnosis and management in the primary care setting

Patrick G Robinson et al. Br J Gen Pract. 2019 Apr.
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Base of 5th metatarsal stress fracture. Case courtesy of Dr Andrew Dixon, Radiopaedia.org
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Proximal tibia stress fracture. Credit: Dr P.I.J.M Wuisman and The Radiology Assistant.
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