Fibular Stress Fracture in a High School Athlete

Elliot M. Greenberg, Nicholas Gohn, Matthew Grady

DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2013.0401

The patient was a 15-year-old adolescent male who was referred to a physical therapist for a chief complaint of bilateral posterolateral lower-leg pain, which was worse in the right lower extremity than in the left. Due to findings that were concerning for a stress fracture, the patient was referred to a pediatric sports medicine physician. Subsequent radiographs revealed findings that were concerning for a stress fracture along the medial aspect of the midshaft of the right fibula.

J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2013;43(1):29. doi:10.2519/jospt.2013.0401

KEY WORDS: lower leg, radiography

The patient was a 15-year-old adolescent male who was referred to a physical therapist for a chief complaint of bilateral posterolateral lower-leg pain, which was worse in the right lower extremity than in the left.

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