March fracture
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March fractures (which is are a name for a form ofsubtype of fatigue/stress fracture) occurs due. They occur due to repeated concentrated trauma to a normal bone, classically the 2nd metatarsal of the foot but can occur in other weight-bearing bones of the lower limb and pelvis.
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Please see the article on stress fractures.
History and etymology
The name arises given its prominent in soldiers who often undertake repeated and lengthy periods of marching as part of training or work.
-<p>A <strong>march fracture</strong> (which is a name for a form of fatigue or <a title="Stress fractures" href="/articles/stress-fractures">stress fracture</a>) occurs due to repeated concentrated trauma to a normal bone classically the 2<sup>nd </sup>metatarsal of the foot.</p>-<h4>Etymology</h4>-<p>The name arises given its prominent in soldiers who often undertake repeated and lengthy periods of marching as part of training or work.</p>- +<p><strong>March fractures</strong> are a name subtype of fatigue/<a href="/articles/stress-fractures">stress fracture</a>. They occur due to repeated concentrated trauma to a normal bone, classically the 2<sup>nd </sup>metatarsal of the foot but can occur in other weight-bearing bones of the lower limb and <a title="Pelvis" href="/articles/pelvis-1">pelvis</a>.</p><h4>Radiographic features</h4><p>Please see the article on <a title="Stress fractures" href="/articles/stress-fractures">stress fractures</a>. </p><h4>History and etymology</h4><p>The name arises given its prominent in soldiers who often undertake repeated and lengthy periods of marching as part of training or work.</p>
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