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Descriptor English:   Fractures, Stress 
Descriptor Spanish:   Fracturas por Estrés 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Fraturas de Estresse 
Synonyms English:   Bone Stress Reaction
Bone Stress Reactions
Fatigue Fracture
Fatigue Fractures
Fracture, Fatigue
Fracture, Insufficiency
Fracture, March
Fracture, Micro
Fracture, Stress
Fractures, Fatigue
Fractures, March
Fractures, Micro
Insufficiency Fracture
Insufficiency Fractures
March Fracture
March Fractures
Micro Fracture
Micro Fractures
Microfracture
Microfractures
Stress Fracture
Stress Fractures
Stress Reaction, Bone  
Tree Number:   C26.404.437
Definition English:   Fractures due to the strain caused by repetitive exercise. They are thought to arise from a combination of MUSCLE FATIGUE and bone failure, and occur in situations where BONE REMODELING predominates over repair. The most common sites of stress fractures are the METATARSUS; FIBULA; TIBIA; and FEMORAL NECK. 
Indexing Annotation English:   coordinate with specific organ /inj or organ/fracture term; entry term FATIGUE FRACTURES refers to bone fractures: do not use for metal fatigue as in fatigue fractures of amalgams, nails, screw plates, etc. (index STRESS, MECHANICAL))
History Note English:   90 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy DT drug therapy
EC economics EM embryology
EN enzymology EP epidemiology
EH ethnology ET etiology
GE genetics HI history
IM immunology ME metabolism
MI microbiology MO mortality
NU nursing PS parasitology
PA pathology PP physiopathology
PC prevention & control PX psychology
RT radiotherapy RH rehabilitation
SU surgery TH therapy
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   24657 
Unique Identifier:   D015775 

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