Bone stress injuries

Bone stress injuries are due to cyclical overuse of skeleton. Stress-related bone injuries are quite common among otherwise healthy persons who have recently started new or intensive physical activity. Diagnosis is based on a typical patient's history and imaging findings. Conventional radiography serves as the primary imaging modality when a stress injury is suspected clinically. In the case of negative or atypical findings, the diagnosis should be confirmed with MRI rather than with bone scintigraphy. (orig.)