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Effects of Stride Length and Running Mileage on a Probabilistic Stress Fracture Model

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Location: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/714780

Description: Conclusions: Results suggest that strain magnitude plays a more important role in stress fracture development than the total number of loading cycles. Runners wishing to decrease their probability for tibial stress fracture may benefit from a 10% reduction in stride length.
W. Brent Edwards; David Taylor; Thomas J. Rudolphi; Jason C. Gillette; Timothy R. Derrick Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise®. 2009;41(12):2177-2184 full text

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Author/Contact: Brent Edwards et al
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Language: English

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