stress fracture

noun

, Pathology.

1. a hairline crack in a bone, especially of a foot or leg, caused by repeated or prolonged stress and often occurring in runners, dancers, and soldiers march fracture.

stress fracture

1. See under fracture

Example Sentences

Then, her senior year, Whetzel developed another stress fracture, but she still raced every meet that cross-country season.

From Outside Online

He arrived on campus needing surgery to repair stress fractures in both legs, and after he recovered, he couldn’t crack the rotation.

From Washington Post

Marial needed surgery to repair stress fractures in both legs in September 2019, and he appeared in only 13 games as a freshman.

From Washington Post

The Wolverines are crossing their fingers that senior star Isaiah Livers can somehow play again after being diagnosed with a stress fracture in his right foot.

From Ozy

It was originally associated with bone health, and remains a first-line recommendation for athletes with a history of stress fractures.

From Outside Online

"My wife and I have been married for nineteen years," says Palmer, mulling the stress-fracture in his family life.

From The Daily Beast