Ulnar stress fracture in a softball player

Clinicians need to have a high index of suspicion in overhead athlete with persistent pain. MRI and bone scans are more sensitive than X‐rays in detecting ulnar stress fractures. Increased awareness will improve diagnosis and patient outcomes. Clinicians need to have a high index of suspicion in ove...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Clinical case reports 2020-08, Vol.8 (8), p.1547-1552
Main Authors: Myrick, Karen M., Myrick, Scott A., Ezomo, Olohiere
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case Report
Case Reports
Edema
Elbow
elite athletes
Fractures
Pain
Range of motion
Scintigraphy
Softball
stress fracture
Tendinitis
Ulna
Citations: Items that this one cites
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Clinicians need to have a high index of suspicion in overhead athlete with persistent pain. MRI and bone scans are more sensitive than X‐rays in detecting ulnar stress fractures. Increased awareness will improve diagnosis and patient outcomes. Clinicians need to have a high index of suspicion in overhead athlete with persistent pain. MRI and bone scans are more sensitive than X‐rays in detecting ulnar stress fractures. Increased awareness will improve diagnosis and patient outcomes.
ISSN:2050-0904
2050-0904
DOI:10.1002/ccr3.2933