Why the study?
Does bone scintigraphy accurately detect lower extremity stress fractures in U.S. Marine recruits?
Population
U.S. Marine recruits with stress injuries of the lower extremities
Design
Cohort
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Tibia and calcaneal sites predominate in recruit fractures; supports targeted scintigraphy protocols but leaves open accuracy in non-military populations.
Does bone scintigraphy accurately detect lower extremity stress fractures in U.S. Marine recruits?
Bone scintigraphy is an early and accurate means for detecting lower extremity stress fractures in military recruits, even without radiographic findings.
Greaney et al. (1983) studied this question.
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