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Tel Aviv Medical Center, Ichilov Hospital, Tel Aviv
Department of Orthopaedics, Hadassah Hospital, Jerusalem
Department of Orthopaedics, Hadassah Hospital, Jerusalem
Israel Defence Forces Medical Corps, Israel
To answer the question why such large differences in stress fracture morbidity rates (2% to 64%) exist in different countries, we prospectively evaluated 312 re cruits for possible risk factors for stress fractures. Prior to training, each recruit underwent an evaluation includ ing the following: orthopaedic examination, foot and tibial radiographs, measurements of tibial bone width, bone mineral content, bone density, aerobic physical fitness and leg power, assessments of somatotype and smoking habits, and evaluation of sociological and psy chological factors. Using a multivariate analysis, two risk factors were identified: recruits with stress frac tures had significantly narrower tibiae (P < 0.001), and a higher degree of external rotation of the hip (P = 0.016). These two variables were independent and cumulative. Stress fracture morbidity was 17%, 29%, and 45% when neither, one, or both risk factors were present, respectively (P < 0.001). Identification of these risk factors might explain the susceptibility of some people to stress fractures.
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