High-impact sports associated with increased risk of stress fracture among adolescent girls
Monday, April 4, 2011 - 16:03
in Health & Medicine
Adolescent girls participating in high-impact physical activity, specifically basketball, running and gymnastics/cheerleading, appear to be at increased risk for developing stress fractures, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the August print issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.