Flexibility as risk factor for stress-fracture development in South African male soldiers
Background: Stress fractures are a common military training injury. Flexibility of muscles and joints may directly influence stress-fracture risk by way of altering the forces applied to bone. Hip external rotation and ankle plantar- and dorsiflexion have been inconsistently reported to pose a risk...
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| Main Authors: | Paola S. Wood, P. E. Krüger |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2015-07-01
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| Series: | South African Family Practice |
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| Online Access: | https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/4160 |
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