Diseases

Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome

SKELETAL MUSCLE pain and tenderness along the posteromedial TIBIA resulting from exercise such as running and other physical activity.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

SKELETAL MUSCLE pain and tenderness along the posteromedial TIBIA resulting from exercise such as running and other physical activity.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (MTSS)
  • Medial Tibial Stress Syndromes
  • Shin Splints
  • Shin Splint

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2011

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Previous Indexing

  • Leg Injuries (1967-2010)
  • Tibia (1967-2010)

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Tree Numbers

  1. C05w.651w.426w
  2. C10w.668w.491w.087w
  3. C26w.558.705w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D058923. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D058923
  2. Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin_splints
  3. Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1810757