Case report - (2009)08, 702 - 704
Surgical Treatment of Stress Fracture of the Scaphoid of an Adolescent Gymnast
Tokuyoshi Yamagiwa, Hiroyuki Fujioka, Hiroaki Okuno, Masaki Tomatsuri, Juichi Tanaka, Shinichi Yoshiya
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.

Tokuyoshi Yamagiwa
✉ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1, Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, 663-8501 Japan.
Email: yamagiwa@hyo-med.ac.jp
Received: 24-08-2009 -- Accepted: 30-09-2009
Published (online): 01-12-2009
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 words: Stress fracture, scaphoid, gymnast.

Key Points
  • There 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.








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Surgical Treatment of Stress Fracture of the Scaphoid of an Adolescent Gymnast
Tokuyoshi Yamagiwa, Hiroyuki Fujioka, Hiroaki Okuno, Masaki Tomatsuri, Juichi Tanaka, Shinichi Yoshiya
2009(08), 702 - 704.