Pediatric stress fractures: a pictorial essay

As the number of children participating in competition sports increases recently, damage due to stress is increasing 1. Damage by these pressures is difficult to diagnose. Clinical examinations are often difficult in young children because children can not provide detailed medical history or complete participation in physical examinations. Detection of X-rays and characteristic features of general stress injury on MRI are useful for diagnosis

Stress fractures are the result of repetitive forces of the musculoskeletal system and there is not enough time to recover. In children with weaker junctions of osteochondral, thinner cortex, hormonal changes and decreased calcification, it is likely to lead to stress fractures [3, 4]. The time required to participate in sports activities is long, which may prevent children from having enough time to recover. Physiology and uplift is one of the weak parts of the child's musculoskeletal system and is a common part of stress fractures. Abnormal stress at these sites can lead to destruction of endosseous ossification, which ultimately leads to an increase in bone density 5. Iterative microtrauma can also cause bone fracture cortical defects and stress fractures, which can be fatigue fractures (excessive force on normal bone) or inappropriate fractures (normal forces against abnormal bone) 2. In this article, we outline the classical imaging diagnosis and MR findings of general stress fractures in children.

The aim of this paper is to briefly introduce lower extremities, especially long bone stress fractures. Stress fractures or hair fractures are fractures frequently or repeatedly caused by excessive use of certain bones due to maximum bone mass or carelessness. Stress fractures are often obvious when the repetitive stress applied to the bone is greater than the force adapting to iterative distortion or the force applied to it. (Pepper et al. Because fragile osteoporotic patients do not have normal osteoclasts and bones need to function properly, osteoclasts and osteoclasts that function normally on healthy bones are necessary Bone cells are bone resorption, bone degradation and provide space for new bone marrow growth.

An athlete's stress fracture with a stress fracture is a painful and harmful injury that may alter the athlete's performance. Stress-induced fractures not only destroy damaged bones, but also can cause long-lasting devastating effects and permanent damage to the bones. Stress fractures are defined as fractures, ruptures or complete fractures. The most common type of stress fracture occurs in the bones of the ankle joint. This area is commonly referred to as the lateral surface of the tibia or calves. Stress-induced fractures are caused by persistent impact and weight on a single part of the bone.