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Whats a stress fracture?
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A fracture w/o injur: A stress fracture is typically a fracture due to repetitive activity and stress but not due to an injury these injuries are often secondary to running , marching or other repetitive activities many cannot be diagnosed on x-ray exam but only with maris or bone scans.
Answered 3/27/2014
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