Thrower's fracture of the humerus with radial nerve palsy: an unfamiliar softball injury.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A fracture of the normal humerus in a healthy young adult most commonly results from significant direct trauma. Throwing sports have become increasingly popular outside of North America and bring with them a novel injury mechanism for clinicians. A 21 year old woman sustained a "thrower's fracture" of the distal humerus and radial nerve palsy while throwing a softball. She was treated by internal fixation. Her fracture united, and radial nerve neurapraxia resolved after 8 weeks. Clinicians should be aware of this entity so that prodromal symptoms can be recognised early and thrower's fractures are not investigated unnecessarily.
Medical subject headings
- Baseball
- Humeral Fractures
- Radial Neuropathy
Anatomy
- humerus
- radius