Concurrent Bilateral Anterior Tibial Stress Fractures and Vitamin D Deficiency in an Adolescent Female Athlete: Treatment With Early Surgical Intervention.
Front Pediatr
; 7: 397, 2019.
Article
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| ID: mdl-31637224
ABSTRACT
Case A 16-year-old African American multi-sport female athlete presents with bilateral worsening activity-related leg pain for 5 months. Multiple bilateral anterior tibial diaphyseal stress fractures and significant vitamin D deficiency were identified. She was treated with a combination of vitamin D supplements and static intramedullary nailing of the bilateral tibias resulting in clinical and radiographic healing and return to sports. Discussion:
Vitamin D deficiency and high level of activity in a young athlete may be the etiology to atypical multiple stress fractures. In athletes who may want to return to sport rapidly, early operative intervention and correction of vitamin D deficiency may be treatment options. Level of Evidence Level V- case report.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Language:
En
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Front Pediatr
Year:
2019
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Article
Affiliation country:
United States