Bryant J Webber1, Wesley E Trueblood2, Juste N Tchandja1, Susan P Federinko1, Thomas L Cropper1. 1. Trainee Health Surveillance, U.S. Air Force, 559 MDOS, 1515 Truemper Street Building 6612, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, TX 78236. 2. Trainee Health, U.S. Air Force, 559 MDOS, 1515 Truemper Street Building 6612, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, TX 78236.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Stress fractures are overuse injuries that historically afflict a large number of military recruits, likely because of the sudden increase of high-intensity activity, such as running and marching. CASE: A 23-year-old male U.S. Air Force recruit presented with hip pain during his second week of basic training and was diagnosed with bilateral femoral neck stress fractures, grade 4 on the right and grade 3 on the left. This is the first known case of concurrent bilateral femoral neck stress fractures in a U.S. military recruit reported in the medical literature. CONCLUSION: This report describes a severe case of stress fracture in an individual with no readily identifiable risk factors. Reprint &
BACKGROUND:Stress fractures are overuse injuries that historically afflict a large number of military recruits, likely because of the sudden increase of high-intensity activity, such as running and marching. CASE: A 23-year-old male U.S. Air Force recruit presented with hip pain during his second week of basic training and was diagnosed with bilateral femoral neck stress fractures, grade 4 on the right and grade 3 on the left. This is the first known case of concurrent bilateral femoral neck stress fractures in a U.S. military recruit reported in the medical literature. CONCLUSION: This report describes a severe case of stress fracture in an individual with no readily identifiable risk factors. Reprint &
Authors: Reid Fisher; Shandra Esparza; Nathaniel S Nye; Ryan Gottfredson; Mary T Pawlak; Thomas Leo Cropper; Theresa Casey; Juste Tchandja; Sarah J de la Motte; Bryant J Webber Journal: J Athl Train Date: 2020-12-28 Impact factor: 2.860