Playing football on artificial turf as a risk factor for fifth metatarsal stress fracture: a retrospective cohort study.

Takayuki MiyamoriMasashi NagaoRyuichi SawaSteve TumiltyMasafumi YoshimuraYoshitomo SaitaHiroshi IkedaKazuo Kaneko

Published in: BMJ open (2019)

A higher percentage of playing time on an artificial turf was a risk factor for developing MT-5 in football players. This finding could be beneficial for creating strategies to prevent MT-5.

Keyphrases

high school
stress induced
hip fracture