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International Orthopaedics
Published in: International Orthopaedics 2/2009

01-04-2009 | Letter to the Editor

Dilemma in stress fractures

Authors: Anil Agarwal, Divesh Gulati

Published in: International Orthopaedics | Issue 2/2009

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We read with interest the article by Fottner et al. [3], concerning stress fractures presenting as tumours, where the authors described pain as the first symptom as well as the index finding for their inclusion criteria. But it is worth mentioning that atypical presentations of stress fractures are known and pain may be preceded by swelling/fullness or other signs of inflammation [1, 5]. …
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Metadata
Title
Dilemma in stress fractures
Authors
Anil Agarwal
Divesh Gulati
Publication date
01-04-2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
International Orthopaedics / Issue 2/2009
Print ISSN: 0341-2695
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5195
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-008-0635-7

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