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November 20, 2025International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthOpen Access

Incidence and Risk Factors for the Development of Stress Fractures in Military Recruits and Qualified Personnel: A Systematic Review

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PCPatrick G. CampbellRPRodney PopeVSVinicius Simas

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Overview

Systematic review synthesizes incidence and risk factors for stress fractures in military recruits, indicating high risk within training.

Key Points

  • This review aimed to synthesize findings related to the incidence and risk factors of stress fractures in military populations.
  • Searched three databases for relevant studies.
  • Extracted data on incidence, risk factors, and risk ratios.
  • Assessed study quality using Joanna Briggs Institute appraisal tools.
  • Included seventy studies in total.
  • Incidence of stress fractures was significantly higher in recruit populations compared to qualified personnel.
  • Identified high-risk groups included older and female personnel.

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Campbell et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6924f07ac0ce034ddc34fe99https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22111760
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