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

Dowden had to pull out of this year's 20th anniversary series after suffering an "insufficiency stress fracture" on her shin two weeks ago.

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On Wednesday, she told Strictly spin-off show It Takes Two that she has a "insufficiency stress fracture, if I've said that right, on my shin".

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Two hamstring problems followed years of dealing with four stress fractures in his back, which had previously resulted in two screws being inserted into his spine in 2021.

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Overall, the Nottinghamshire man has had four stress fractures in his back, leading him to a career-saving operation to insert two screws in his spine.

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He has not played for England since sustaining a second stress fracture of his back last year.

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