stress fracture
noun
: a usually hairline fracture of a bone that has been subjected to repeated stress
Examples of stress fracture in a Sentence
The gymnast developed a stress fracture in her ankle.
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Robinson, who underwent a second procedure to repair a stress fracture in his left ankle, hasn’t played since the Knicks’ second-round playoff opener on May 6.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 19 Jan. 2025
Adam was a familiar face for at least the front office and bullpen coach Ben Fritz, who was a rehab coach in Peoria when Adam arrived on a minor league deal in 2017 while trying to recover from four surgeries following a stress fracture in his elbow.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Canadian Andreescu also beat Williams to win the 2019 edition, and has been on the comeback trail alongside Osaka this year, with the former returning from the birth of her daughter in January and the latter returning from a stress fracture in her back.
—James Hansen, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
Mitchell Robinson was already expected to be out until around February recovering from his second procedure to repair a stress fracture in his left ankle.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 19 Jan. 2025
Adam was a familiar face for at least the front office and bullpen coach Ben Fritz, who was a rehab coach in Peoria when Adam arrived on a minor league deal in 2017 while trying to recover from four surgeries following a stress fracture in his elbow.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Canadian Andreescu also beat Williams to win the 2019 edition, and has been on the comeback trail alongside Osaka this year, with the former returning from the birth of her daughter in January and the latter returning from a stress fracture in her back.
—James Hansen, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
Mitchell Robinson was already expected to be out until around February recovering from his second procedure to repair a stress fracture in his left ankle.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Stress fracture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stress%20fracture. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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