Sacral stress fracture: an unusual cause of low back pain in an amateur tennis player
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2006-05-01
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Bortoli, Adriana de 
Laurino, Cristiano Frota de Souza
Abdalla, Rene Jorge
Cohen, Moises
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Stress fractures are common in athletes, and their incidence in sport is estimated at 2-4%. A case is reported of a stress fracture of the sacrum in an amateur tennis player. the patient was treated with rest and physiotherapy, focusing on stretching programmes and analgesic treatments, followed by an educational programme of tennis training and muscle strengthening. This appears to be the first report of this pathology in a tennis player.
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British Journal of Sports Medicine. London: B M J Publishing Group, v. 40, n. 5, p. 460-461, 2006.