Talk:Stress fracture

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This reads very much like a copyvio, but I can't locate a source online. Avocado 01:43, Apr 22, 2005 (UTC)

The phrase "more than 110 tons of energy" echoes the deceptive phrase used by marketers of hikers' trekking poles. It should not be used here, copyvio or not, bcz energy cannot be measured in units of weight (unless you are doing total conversion of matter to energy ala Einstein.) --Jerzy (t) 19:21, 2005 Apr 29 (UTC)


 * Yeah, I "loved" that line too -- so much I left it in. lol For now it's a placemarker till I or anyone can find the real values for the stresses on leg bones, one of those mind-boggling numbers that makes you impressed to be a human being. If anyone out there beats me to it, even better. addesso 20:00, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I've cleaned up a bit
I've made a few additions and rearrangements. Could I suggest that the comment about '110 tons of energy' be refactored somehow? Simply make the point that the lower limb is weightbearing, and that sudden increases of workload increase the physical stresses on the bone. - Richardcavell 08:37, 23 February 2006 (UTC)


 * I was looking at this topic because it's a possible diagnosis of my son's soccer injury. The 3rd para under Causes is "offensive to physics", and has been lingering in this form for years. I've changed it while trying to remain faithful to the intent. (First time contributor, no bio-medical background.) If someone comes along with a suitable background, feel free to re-introduce the "110 tons of force" factoid, preferably with a reference. --Neil Schipper (talk) 16:43, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

Cancelled Merger
I have cancelled merger of this article with March fracture. I again searched for material regarding stress fracture and march fracture. I found that Stress fracture is a broader term, and a March fracture is the stress fracture of metatarsal bones only. so I think both the articles can coexist in wikipedia. Ganesh Dhamodkar (Talk) 02:49, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

Investigations
"Investigations are not necessary to diagnose a stress fracture." I removed this sentence because it makes no sense at all. The Marriam-Webster on-line dictionary site defines "investigations" to mean "to try to find out the facts about (something... to try to get information about". So this sentence says it is not necessary to get information or facts from the patient to diagnose a stress fracture?!?! I don't think so. I am guessing that the word "investigations" has a technical meaning in medicine or (more likely) this was written by a non-native English speaker, because the word would not be plural otherwise. Nick Beeson (talk) 12:24, 21 March 2014 (UTC)