Ground reaction forces, bone characteristics, and tibial stress fracture in male runners

The findings support the contention that bone geometry plays a role in stress fracture development and that male athletes with smaller bones in relation to body size are at greater risk for this bony injury.
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Bibliographic Details
Subjects:
Notations:endurance sports biological and medical sciences
Published in:Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
Language:English
Published: 1999
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/Fulltext/1999/08000/Ground_reaction_forces,_bone_characteristics,_and.2.aspx
Volume:31
Issue:8
Pages:1088-1093
Document types:article
Level:advanced