Common Causes of Hairline Fractures and How to Prevent Them
Ziqitza HealthCare Ltd
JANUARY 2, 2024
What is a Hairline Fracture? A common cause of sports injuries, hairline fracture is a type of fracture that begins as a minor inflammation on the surface of a bone and manifests as a tiny thin hair-like crack on the bone. It is also known as a stress fracture or a fissure fracture. Affecting the weight-bearing joints, hips, knees, and ankles, and also the joints of the feet, spine, lower back, and pelvis, it occurs when a stressful amount of physical activity puts excessive, repeated tension on
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