@article {5306,
	title = {Proximal tibial stress fractures associated with primary degenerative knee osteoarthritis.},
	journal = {Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ)},
	volume = {38},
	year = {2009},
	month = {2009 Mar},
	pages = {120-4},
	abstract = {Tibial stress fractures are not rare--they have been extensively studied in young athletes and soldiers and in elderly people with rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, Paget{\textquoteright}s disease, pyrophosphate arthropathy, and hyperparathyroidism--but they seldom occur in patients with severe primary degenerative knee osteoarthritis. The etiology, diagnosis, and optimal treatment of these fractures remain a challenge. In this article, we review the English-language literature on the symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options, and final outcomes of these fractures, and we report 2 new cases of proximal tibial stress fractures in elderly women with severe primary degenerative knee osteoarthritis.},
	keywords = {Aged, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee, Female, Fractures, Stress, Humans, Knee Joint, Middle Aged, Osteoarthritis, Knee, Radiography, Tibial Fractures},
	issn = {1934-3418},
	author = {Sourlas, Ioannis and Papachristou, Georgios and Pilichou, Anastasia and Giannoudis, Peter V and Efstathopoulos, Nicolas and Nikolaou, Vassilios S}
}
