The Fulham midfielder has suffered ill-affects of a previous stress fracture and is set to miss Wales' 2010 World Cup qualifier in Azerbaijan on 6 June.

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He missed the 2006-07 season with a stress fracture of the back and then a cruciate knee ligament injury.

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Hantuchova has been nursing a stress fracture in her right heel since May, and Wimbledon was her first tournament since April.

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He has a history of injuries in that part of his body: Wright suffered from a stress fracture in his back during the 2011 season and missed time last spring, also with a side injury.

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And this week, the Red Bulls are also without Roy Miller, Solli and Keel, who was ruled out for three weeks with a stress fracture in his back.

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He was forced to withdraw from the coxless four when he sustained a stress fracture of the rib, leaving him with a deflated lung, and could only watch on as the crew claimed gold without him.

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