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To characterize stress fractures in military personnel across different career lengths and identify variations in fracture locations.

Stress Fractures in a U.S. Military Population by Duration of Active Duty—A Retrospective, Sex-Stratified Cross-Sectional Study

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Retrospective study identifies stress fracture locations differ by career length in military population, suggesting need for targeted imaging.

To characterize stress fractures in military personnel across different career lengths and identify variations in fracture locations.
Retrospective chart review of active duty military patients diagnosed with stress fractures between January 2017 and December 2019.
Patients stratified by career length: New Recruit, Early-Career, Mid-Career, and Late-Career.
Comparative analysis performed using Chi-square or Fisher's exact tests.
Higher percentage of femoral neck (11.1% vs. 3.6%, P = .001), femoral shaft (8.1% vs. 1.8%, P = .001), and pelvis fractures (3.8% vs. 0.7%, P = .031) in New Recruits compared to others.
Lower percentage of foot fractures in New Recruits (19.2% vs. 34.3%, P < .001).
New Recruits presented with multiple fractures more frequently (23.7% vs. 10.1%, P < .001) compared to other groups.

Spiro et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Retrospective study identifies stress fracture locations differ by career length in military population, suggesting need for targeted imaging.