Stress fracture of the hamate body and fourth metacarpal base following military style push-ups: an unusual trauma mechanism.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report the case of a 19-year-old male soldier, who sustained stress fractures of the hamate body and fourth metacarpal base due to his daily knuckle push-up routine in the military. We introduce repetitive microtrauma due to daily knuckle push-ups as an unusual, but potential trauma mechanism for metacarpal and carpal stress fractures.
Medical subject headings
- Cumulative Trauma Disorders
- Fractures, Stress
- Hamate Bone
- Metacarpal Bones
- Resistance Training
Anatomy
- hand
- wrist