A Scaphoid Stress Fracture in a Female Collegiate-Level Shot-Putter and Review of the Literature. Case Rep Orthop 2016;2016:8098657
Date
08/27/2016Pubmed ID
27563477Pubmed Central ID
PMC4987468DOI
10.1155/2016/8098657Abstract
Scaphoid stress fractures are rare injuries that have been described in young, high-level athletes who exhibit repetitive loading with the wrist in extension. We present a case of an occult scaphoid stress fracture in a 22-year-old female Division I collegiate shot-putter. She was successfully treated with immobilization in a thumb spica splint for 6 weeks. Loaded wrist extension activities can predispose certain high-level athletes to sustain scaphoid stress fractures, and a high index of suspicion in this patient population may aid prompt diagnosis and management of this rare injury.
