Recognizing the potential for bone stress injuries after using carbon fiber plate footwear
Millions of endurance runners use footwear that has an embedded carbon fiber plate (CFP) in the midsole. While the performance benefits that carbon fiber plate footwear offers have been well documented, little has been published about running injuries related to use of this footwear. In a current opinion piece published today in the journal Sports Medicine, authors describe five cases in which runners using carbon fiber plate footwear sustained bone stress injuries. … [read more]
