Stress fractures of the hand and wrist in athletes

Ezekial Koslosky, Gregory Elder, David Heath, Christina Brady, Anil Dutta

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Abstract

Stress fractures of the upper extremity are reported less often than their lower extremity counterpart. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of an important and often missed diagnosis in pediatric athletes: hand and wrist stress fractures.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number111218
JournalInjury
Volume55
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2024

Keywords

  • Gymnast wrist
  • Hamate
  • Metacarpal
  • Phalanx
  • Scaphoid
  • Stress fracture
  • Triquetrum

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Emergency Medicine
  • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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