Metacarpal stress fracture in an intercollegiate rower: Case report

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 293-294

  Parsons, Eric M ^a   Goldblatt, John P ^b   Richmond, John C ^c  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Crew; Metacarpal; Overuse; Rowing; Stress fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPETITION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; METACARPAL BONE FRACTURE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORT INJURY; STRESS FRACTURE; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; FRACTURES, STRESS; HUMANS; METACARPUS;

EID: 12744259902     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546504269036     Document Type: Article

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