Joe Biden Diagnosed with Stress Fracture

In December by Talar Medical

You may have seen in recent news that President-elect Joe Biden has fractured his foot while playing with his German Sheppard, Major.  The next day he visited his orthopedist, who didn’t see the fracture initially on x-ray, but discovered a tiny fracture on two small bones in the middle of his foot after reviewing a CT scan.  While the health of our future president is everyone’s concern, a hairline fracture such as this, is actually quite common. So, what exactly is a hairline fracture? A hairline fracture or a stress fracture is a tiny crack in the bone.  This type of injury usually occurs in the bones of foot and lower leg from repetitive jumping or running.  However, it can also occur, as in the case with Joe Biden, as a result of an injury.  It has been reported that President-elect Biden had not one, but who tiny fractures “mid-foot.”  …