Stress injury of the acromion: case report and literature review.

Taneja, Atul Kumar; Negromonte, Francisco Pires; Skaf, Abdalla · Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol · 2013

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We report a case of stress injury of the acromion related to golf practicing in a 40-year-old male. Fractures of the scapula are unusual, with stress injury of the acromion being even rarer. The probable mechanism would be a strong contraction of posterior fibers of the deltoid during golf swing. There are few published reports of similar injuries, and to our knowledge, this is the first to demonstrate its features by magnetic resonance imaging. A review of the literature is also presented.

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