MEDIAL TIBIAL STRESS SYNDROME

Course overview

MEDIAL TIBIAL STRESS SYNDROME (MTSS) IS A COMMON OVERUSE INJURIES OF THE LOWER EXTREMITY, OFTEN SEEN IN ATHLETES AND MILITARY PERSONNEL. IT INVOLVES EXERCISE-INDUCED PAIN OVER THE ANTERIOR TIBIA AND IS AN EARLY STRESS INJURY IN THE CONTINUUM OF TIBIAL STRESS FRACTURES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MEDIAL TIBIAL STRESS SYNDROME AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.