Whenever you hear of a child suffering from an injury, automatically your mind wanders to the topic of growth plates. We always wonder if the growth plate is affected; the concern is legitimate and needs to be thoroughly evaluated upon presentation to the doctor. When dealing with lower extremity injuries the Podiatrist will x-ray and …
When a Podiatrist diagnosis a patient with a stress fracture, patients only hear the “fracture” part of the diagnosis. However, the “stress” part of that statement is extremely important and delineates a stress fracture from other types of fracture in its mechanism of injury and prognosis for recovery. Stress fractures differ from other …
