Medial Malleolar Stress Fracture Treatment and Return to Activity: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medial malleolar stress fractures (MMSFs) naturally appear to occur primarily in athletes participating in sports requiring prolonged running or repetitive jumping. Nonoperative and operative modalities have been described, yielding a wide range of outcomes and return to activity (RTA) rates.

Hypothesis/purpose

To systematically review the current literature to identify reports of MMSFs to better understand the current state of treatment, outcomes, and RTA rate.

Methods

Studies published in PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library reporting on patients sustaining MMSF from inception to October 2024 were identified. Human subjects, articles published in English, and studies reporting treatment (operative vs nonoperative), outcomes, RTA rates, and the inciden

SUBMITTER: Touhey DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11639028 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature