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Common femoral fracture locaction |
Femoral stress fracture
The femur is the long bone in the top of the leg. Stress fractures can happen anywhere
on the bone but usualy happen at the points of greatest stress. These stress points are at
the joints and in the center of the bones as seen in the picture.
A Femoral stress fracture happens when muscles become fatigued and are unable to
absorb added shock. Eventually, the fatigued muscle transfers the overload of stress to
the bone causing a tiny crack called a stress fracture. |
