| Literature DB >> 24149614 |
Tokuyoshi Yamagiwa1, Hiroyuki Fujioka, Hiroaki Okuno, Masaki Tomatsuri, Juichi Tanaka, Shinichi Yoshiya.
Abstract
Stress fracture of the carpal scaphoid is very rare. We present stress fracture of the scaphoid in an adolescent gymnast who was treated with internal fixation. Key pointsThere is a risk of stress fracture of the scaphoid in gymnast.Internal fixation with a screw is one of the good options for stress fracture of the scaphoid.Entities:
Keywords: Stress fracture; gymnast.; scaphoid
Year: 2009 PMID: 24149614 PMCID: PMC3761527
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Sports Sci Med ISSN: 1303-2968 Impact factor: 2.988