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Calcaneus Stress Fracture

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  1. See Also
    1. Stress Fracture
    2. Calcaneus Compression Fracture
    3. Calcaneus Anterior Process Fracture
  2. Risks
    1. Beginning runner
    2. Runners on concrete surface
    3. Ballet dancers
  3. Symptoms
    1. Sudden onset of pain at base of foot
  4. Differential diagnosis
    1. Acute calcaneal Fracture with fall from height
    2. Plantar Fasciitis
  5. Radiology: Foot XRay
    1. High false negative rate
      1. Thin cortex makes Fracture identification difficult

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