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Christopher J Couture1, Kristine A Karlson
1Family Medicine Residency, Ehrling Berquist Hospital, Offutt AFB, NB, 68113-2160, USA. christopher.couture@offutt.af.mil.
Abstract:
Tibial stress injuries, commonly called 'shin splints,' often result when bone remodeling processes adapt inadequately to repetitive stress. Physicians who care for athletic patients need a thorough understanding of this continuum of injuries, including medial tibial stress syndrome and tibial stress fractures, because there are implications for appropriate diagnosis, management, and prevention.
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