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Stress fractures are a common injury often seen in military personnel and in athletes or anyone who is subjecting their feet or lower body to overuse. It most commonly occurs in the legs but can occur in other parts of the body. Typical areas for this type of fracture are the leg bones of the metatarsals, the fibula and tibia, with areas higher up the legs much less commonly affected. Stress fractures are caused by repeated stresses to the bone which are not enough to fracture initially, leading to mechanical fatigue of the bone and eventually a fracture. Continue reading