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Elite soccer athletes are subject to stress injuries in the foot. In this study we showed young athletes with a short history of practice of soccer already show changes in plantar pressure that may suggest risk for stress injury in the foot.

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We showed that plantar pressure in the 5th metatarsal is altered in young soccer players. Assessment of this athletes should consider it.

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This page is a summary of: Plantar pressure asymmetry and risk of stress injuries in the foot of young soccer players, Physical Therapy in Sport, October 2016, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2016.10.001.
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