Stress Fractures in Military Recruits: Current Concepts, Risk Stratification, Prevention, Evidence-Based Management, and Future Directions

Mohammed Al-Rumaih, Waleed Al-Hoshan, Mansour Al-Jahny, Talal Al-Malki, Abdulrahman Al-Otaibi, Meshari Al-Shayie, Abdulmajeed Al-Wayil, Salman Al-Harbi

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DOI: 10.7759/cureus.117517
Published: 2026-10-05
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Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.7759/cureus.117517,
  title = {Stress Fractures in Military Recruits: Current Concepts, Risk Stratification, Prevention, Evidence-Based Management, and Future Directions},
  author = {Mohammed Al-Rumaih and Waleed Al-Hoshan and Mansour Al-Jahny and Talal Al-Malki and Abdulrahman Al-Otaibi and Meshari Al-Shayie and Abdulmajeed Al-Wayil and Salman Al-Harbi},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Cureus},
  doi = {10.7759/cureus.117517},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.117517}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Stress Fractures in Military Recruits: Current Concepts, Risk Stratification, Prevention, Evidence-Based Management, and Future Directions
AU  - Mohammed Al-Rumaih
AU  - Waleed Al-Hoshan
AU  - Mansour Al-Jahny
AU  - Talal Al-Malki
AU  - Abdulrahman Al-Otaibi
AU  - Meshari Al-Shayie
AU  - Abdulmajeed Al-Wayil
AU  - Salman Al-Harbi
PY  - 2026
JO  - Cureus
DO  - 10.7759/cureus.117517
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Al-Rumaih, M., Al-Hoshan, W., Al-Jahny, M., Al-Malki, T., Al-Otaibi, A., Al-Shayie, M., Al-Wayil, A., & Al-Harbi, S. (2026). Stress Fractures in Military Recruits: Current Concepts, Risk Stratification, Prevention, Evidence-Based Management, and Future Directions. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.117517

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