Table 1.
Case | Sex | Age | Activity1 | Location of stress fracture | Laboratory examination | Imaging examination | Follow-up (mo) | Control imaging examination |
1 | F | 42 | Zumba workout (R) | Calcaneus | None | MRI | 1.5 | MRI after 1.5 mo |
2 | M | 21 | Handball (P) | Intermediate cuneiform bone | Level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 | MRI, CT | 2.5 | CT after 1.5 mo CT after 2.5 mo |
3 | F | 17 | Tennis (P) | Sacral bone | None | MRI | - | - |
4 | F | 18 | Triathlon (P) | Bilateral tibia fracture | None | CT | 5 | CT after 5 mo |
5 | F | 18 | Running (P) | Navicular bone | None | X-ray, MRI | - | - |
6 | M | 36 | Triathlon (R) | Femoral neck | Level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 | X-ray, CT, MRI | 16.5 | MRI after 5 wk MRI after 11 wk CT after 13 wk MRI after 16.5 mo |
P: Professional; R: Recreational. MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging; CT: Computed tomography.