26 July 2017
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Lightweight Runners and Teenage Weak Bones
Dr. Harjeet Singh, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Dr. Harjeet Singh returns for his monthly show to talk about bones. In this episode, we pore over three recent studies that found weaker bones in idle teenagers and that lighter runners were at higher risk for stress fractures.
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26 July 2017
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Lightweight Runners and Teenage Weak Bones
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