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. 1985 Nov;67(5):732-5.
doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.67B5.4055871.

Stress fractures in military recruits. A prospective study showing an unusually high incidence

C Milgrom, M Giladi, M Stein, H Kashtan, J Y Margulies, R Chisin, R Steinberg, Z Aharonson

Stress fractures in military recruits. A prospective study showing an unusually high incidence

C Milgrom et al. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1985 Nov.

Abstract

In a prospective study of 295 male Israeli military recruits a 31% incidence of stress fractures was found. Eighty per cent of the fractures were in the tibial or femoral shaft, while only 8% occurred in the tarsus and metatarsus. Sixty-nine per cent of the femoral stress fractures were asymptomatic, but only 8% of those in the tibia. Even asymptomatic stress fractures do, however, need to be treated. Possible explanations for the unusually high incidence of stress fractures in this study are discussed.

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