The Effect of a Viscoelastic Orthotic on the Incidence of Tibial Stress Fractures in an Animal Model

The hypothesis that training with viscoelastic orthotics may lower tibial stress fracture morbidity was studied using an animal model. No difference was found in the incidence of tibial stress fractures between groups trained with and groups trained without viscoelastic orthotics. The results in the animal model do not support the need for a clinical trial.