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The American Journal of Sports Medicine· 2021Q1

The Effectiveness of Intramedullary Screw Fixation Using the Herbert Screw for Fifth Metatarsal Stress Fractures in High-Level Athletes

Shota Morimoto, Tomoya Iseki, T. Morooka, Shinichi Yoshiya et al.

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The Herbert screw effectively treats fifth metatarsal stress fractures in high-level athletes, with all patients achieving bone union and returning to sport within an average of 10.1 and 10.9 weeks, respectively, and no treatment failures reported.

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Field: Biomedical Engineering

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