Table 4

Anatomical location of stress injuries by sport

Lower extremitiesUpper extremitiesPelvisLumbar spine
Athletics
(n=11; 44.0%)
10 (40.0%)
Navicular (1)
Foot sesamoid (1)
Metatarsal (2)
Tibia (5)
Femoral neck (1)
001 (4.0%)
L4 pedicle (1)
Fencing
(n=2; 8.0%)
2 (8.0%)
Navicular (1)
Fibula (1)
000
Gymnastics (artistic)
(n=3; 12.0%)
2 (8.0%)
Tibia (1)
Fibula (1)
1 (4.0%)
Metacarpal (1)
00
Gymnastics (rhythmic)
(n=1; 4.0%)
1 (4.0%)
Metatarsal (1)
000
Handball
(n=1; 4.0%)
1 (4.0%)
Tibia (1)
000
Triathlon
(n=1; 4.0%)
1 (4.0%)
Femoral neck (1)
000
Volleyball
(n=4; 16.0%)
4 (16.0%)
Tibia (4)
000
Weightlifting
(n=2; 8.0%)
001 (4.0%)
Iliac bone (1)
1 (4.0%)
L5 pars interarticularis (1)
Total (n=25)21 (84.0%)1 (4.0%)1 (4.0%)2 (8.0%)