Publication Name	World Journal of Clinical Cases
Manuscript ID	125200
Country	China

Category	Sport Sciences
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Subchondral stress fractures of the femoral head associated with military training: Clinical features and analysis
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Yong-Feng Jiang, Jian-Bo Wang and Bin Zhao
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Bin Zhao, MD, PhD, Department of Sports Medicine, the Fourth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 51 Fucheng Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100039, China. zhao7202bin@163.com
Key Words	Subchondral stress fracture; Femoral head; Osteonecrosis; Military personnel; Magnetic resonance imaging; Retrospective study
Core Tip	This retrospective study compared subchondral stress fracture of the femoral head (SSFFH) with osteonecrosis of the femoral head in military personnel. SSFFH was associated with younger age, lower body mass index, higher training intensity, predominantly unilateral involvement, and less corticosteroid/alcohol exposure. Within SSFFH, Stage II had the greatest pain and functional limitation, whereas Stage III showed more advanced structural changes but lower pain and better function. Because these comparisons were cross-sectional, collapse alone should not automatically determine the need for arthroplasty; treatment should integrate symptoms, function, structural damage, treatment response, and longitudinal findings.
Citation	Jiang YF, Wang JB, Zhao B. Subchondral stress fractures of the femoral head associated with military training: Clinical features and analysis. World J Clin Cases 2026; In press

Received	2026-07-09 08:23
Peer-Review Started	2026-07-09 08:23
First Decision by Editorial Office Director
Return for Revision	2026-08-19 08:12
Revised	2026-08-30 15:39
Publication Fee Transferred
Second Decision by Editor	2026-09-17 08:52
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-09-17 09:17
Articles in Press	2026-09-17 09:17
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript

ISSN	2307-8960 (online)
Open Access	This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Copyright	©Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2026. No commercial re-use. See Permissions. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
Permissions	For details, please visit: http://www.wjgnet.com/bpg/gerinfo/207
Publisher	Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA
Website	http://www.wjgnet.com