A CASE REPORT OF PELVIC STRESS FRACTURE AND LITERATURE REVIEW

Rishat Ibtisham, Jiang Letao, Tauhid Sajjad, Du Jianwei*, Wu Shang, Quan Kai

ABSTRACT

Stress fracture is a kind of continuous and repeated cyclic stress acting on the bone under the premise of bone fatigue, which is less than the limit of bone strength. Microscopic damage occurs in the bone and the microscopic damage eventually leads to fatigue fractures. Under normal circumstances, living bone can pass through Self-reconstruction to repair micro-damage, make the bone have good anti-fatigue performance. Therefore, bone is not prone to fatigue fracture. But When abnormal conditions occurs, such as long-term fatigue or weight-bearing of bones, a large number of microscopic damages may occur in the bones. When the micro-damages continue to accumulate, resulting in When bone repair cannot counteract this, stress fractures are induced.[1] The most common site for stress fractures is the tibia, followed by the tarsals, metatarsals, femur, and pelvis.[2] This article reports a case of a female patient with pelvic stress fracture caused by long-term physical labor and reviews relevant literature in order to provide reference for clinical diagnosis and treatment.

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