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We present an overview on this topic for healthcare professionals in primary and secondary care and our recommendations for its management during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
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This is mainly due to the environmental restrictions from the COVID-19 crisis, leading to suboptimal conditions in exercise performance. Although such policies have helped contain the virus, they have had a secondary effect on the increasing incidence of patients presenting with stress fractures in the lower limb. J Foot Ankle Surg (Asia Pacific) 2021 8(2):80–85.ĭuring coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, public health measures to encourage social distancing have been implemented, including a temporary shutdown of gyms, organized sports, and social activities. Stress Fractures: A Growing Concern during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Khalis Boksh 1, Linzy Houchen-Wolloff 2, Aqua Asif 3, Neelam Mangwani 4, Jitendra Mangwani 5ġ,5Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, Leicestershire, UK 2Department of Physiotherapy, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, Leicestershire, UK 3Leicester Medical School, University of Leicester, Leicester, Leicestershire, UK 4Department of General Practice, Heatherbrook Surgery, Leicester, Leicestershire, UKĬorresponding Author: Aqua Asif, Leicester Medical School, University of Leicester, Leicester, Leicestershire, UK, e-mail: to cite this article Boksh K, Houchen-Wolloff L, Asif A, et al. Stress Fractures: A Growing Concern during the COVID-19 Pandemic Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery (Asia Pacific) Volume 8 | Issue 2 | Year 2021