Sports Med Rehabil J | Volume 2, Issue 3 | Case Report | Open Access

Atypical Presentation of a Pubic Ramus Stress Fracture in an Avid Runner

Emily N Gray¹, Nadia Zaman¹ and Russell Camhi^2*

¹Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Manhasset, USA
²Department of Sports Medicine, Northwell Health Orthopaedic Institute, USA

^*Correspondance to: Russell Camhi 

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Abstract

Stress Fracture is a common pathology affecting the athletic population, which is especially prevalent in runners, females and army recruits. Primary care and sports medicine physicians require a sound knowledge base of the epidemiology, risk factors, and symptomatology of stress fractures in order to appropriately screen at-risk athletes and facilitate early diagnosis for appropriate management and prevention of complications. Post-menopausal female athletes with increased likelihood of osteoporosis are at especially high risk for stress fractures. We discuss a case of a female athlete with an atypical presentation of stress fracture, emphasizing the necessity of high clinical suspicion for fracture in this population.

Keywords:

Pubic ramus stress fracture; Stress fracture; Osteoporosis; Female runner

Citation:

Gray EN, Zaman N, Camhi R. Atypical Presentation of a Pubic Ramus Stress Fracture in an Avid Runner. Sports Med Rehabil J. 2017; 2(3): 1021.