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MARCH FRACTURES OF THE FEMUR
Hira E. Branch
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Orthopaedic Section, Harmon General Hospital, Longview, Texas
1944 by The American Orthopaedic Association, Inc.
The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.  1944; 26:387-391 
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Abstract

1. March fracture is a relatively common type of fracture.

2. This fracture may be expected in almost any bone which has been subjected to strenuous use to which it is not accustomed.

3. Soldiers complaining of symptoms simulating muscle strain, bursitis, et cetera, probably should have roentgenograms taken, to rule out this type of fracture.

4. Insufficiency or exhaustion fracture is probably a better term than march fracture.

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