Treatment may involve a splint, cast, or surgery ... A broken leg can take several months to heal. A tibia (shin bone) fracture typically takes four to six months to heal completely.

Medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS) is an enigmatic condition with confusing terminology, the term often being used interchangeably with shin splints. It is suggested that MTSS and shin splints ...

Medically reviewed by Theresa Marko, PTMedically reviewed by Theresa Marko, PT Shin splints (medial tibial stress syndrome ... likely when there's a stress fracture or another condition affecting ...

Other causes include stress fracture, nerve entrapment ... that the pain is constant. "Shin splints" always causes tenderness over the edge of the tibia six inches above the inside ankle bone ...