Stress Fractures
A 22-year-old elite basketball player presents with vague midfoot pain that has worsened over 3 months. The pain is activity-related and localized to the dorsomedial midfoot. Examination reveals point tenderness at the proximal dorsal navicular. Plain radiographs are normal. Regarding tarsal navicular stress fractures:
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Tarsal navicular stress fractures are considered high-risk stress fractures due to delayed diagnosis...
The classic clinical finding is point tenderness at the "N spot" - the proximal dorsal navicular at ...
Navicular stress fractures are most common in sedentary individuals and elderly patients; the mechan...
Risk factors include explosive running and jumping sports (basketball, track sprints, gymnastics), p...
The navicular is a keystone of the medial longitudinal arch; it receives compression forces from the...
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