Clinician approach to diagnosis of stress fractures including bisphosphonate-associated fractures

Abstract

Stress fractures are repetitive strain injuries that occur in normal bones and in abnormal bones. Stress fractures share many features in common but differences depend on the status of the underlying bone. This review article for clinicians addresses aspects about stress fractures with particular respect to fatigue fractures, Looser zones of osteomalacia, atypical Looser zones, atypical femoral fractures associated with bisphosphonate therapy and stress fractures in Paget's disease of bone. © The Author 2013. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Association of Physicians. All rights reserved.