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Stress Fracture

By Anne Asher, About.com

Updated June 09, 2005

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Definition: The Portland Blazers define stress fracture as: "A hair-line type of break in a bone caused by overuse." 1

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1 Blazers.com Medical Glossary Retreived from: http://www.nba.com/blazers/features/Medical_Glossary_SZ-81406-41.html June 9, 2005.

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