Fifth metacarpal stress fracture in a female softball pitcher

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 220-221

  Jowett, Andrew D ^a   Brukner, Peter D ^a  

^a OLYMPIC PARK SPORTS MEDICINE CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Metacarpal bone; Softball; Stress fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; METACARPAL BONE; METACARPAL BONE FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SPORT INJURY; STRESS FRACTURE;

EID: 0030879995     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042752-199707000-00013     Document Type: Article

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