Publications by authors named "E Liimatainen"
Background And Aims: Stress fractures are common overuse injuries in athletes. Medial malleolar stress fractures are rare but they have an important clinical relevance because of their tendency to cause considerable disability and loss of time in sports without proper treatment. The diagnosis of medial malleolar stress fracture is often a challenge and it is therefore often delayed which may cause even further problems in the treatment.
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- An anterior mid-tibial stress fracture is a rare but serious injury for athletes, leading to this study evaluating two surgical treatment methods.
- Between 1985 and 2005, 49 cases were treated surgically, with a majority being runners aged around 26 years.
- Results showed that laminofixation had a significantly higher success rate (93%) compared to drilling (50%), and healing occurred in less than 6 months with the former method, indicating it is the preferred treatment option.