Stress fractures pose growing threat to teenage athletes

December 4, 2008 DiagnosticImaging.com. Stress fractures pose growing threat to teenage athletes By Philip Ward Ever greater competitive pressures on our sports stars of the future risk jeopardizing their health, but imaging is playing an increasingly important role in the early and accurate detection of potential musculoskeletal problems. Young athletes are vulnerable to stress fractures due to fatigue or insufficiency, said Dr. Shaheen Noorani, a radiologist at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford, U.K., in an education exhibit at RSNA 2008. Over 90% of stress fractures occur in the lower limbs.

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