Originally thought to be a muscular problem, scans later revealed it was a stress fracture to her femur.
She missed most of the 2004 season due to a stress fracture in her left foot that occurred during a practice session.
He missed the entire 2001 season due to a stress fracture in his left elbow.
After resting the stress fracture for several weeks, tests revealed that his knee was not recovering properly.
He competed in single skating until 2004, when he sustained a stress fracture in his lower back.
Lesions left by stress fractures can be distinguished from osteomyelitis without difficulty because of a lack of bone destruction in stress fracture lesions.
If the stress fracture of the leg or foot is severe enough, crutches can help by removing stress from the bone.
A stress fracture in his jumping foot stopped him from competing through the following year.
