Ball-thrower's fracture of the humerus

Eric B Callaghan; D Lee Bennett; Georges Y El-Khoury; Kenjirou Ohashi

doi:10.1007/s00256-004-0782-x

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$Ball-thrower's fracture of the humerus$

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Ball-thrower's fracture of the humerus

Eric B Callaghan, D Lee Bennett, Georges Y El-Khoury and Kenjirou Ohashi

Skeletal radiology, Vol.33(6), pp.355-358

06/2004

DOI: 10.1007/s00256-004-0782-x

PMID: 15138728

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Abstract

A relatively rare case of ball-thrower's fracture of the humerus is presented. Severe muscular action is an uncommon cause of humeral fractures but has been well documented in the orthopedic literature. To our knowledge, this fracture has not been described in the radiology literature, and awareness of this entity could preclude further unnecessary workup. The mechanism of injury and its typical radiographic appearance is described.

Radiography

Fractures, Comminuted - diagnostic imaging

Baseball - injuries

Humans

Humeral Fractures - diagnostic imaging

Adult

Male

Details

Title: Subtitle: Ball-thrower's fracture of the humerus
Creators: Eric B Callaghan - Department of Radiology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. callaghane@mail.medicine.uiowa.edu
D Lee Bennett
Georges Y El-Khoury
Kenjirou Ohashi
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Skeletal radiology, Vol.33(6), pp.355-358
Publisher: Germany
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-004-0782-x
PMID: 15138728
ISSN: 0364-2348
eISSN: 1432-2161
Language: English
Date published: 06/2004
Academic Unit: Radiology
Record Identifier: 9983983646602771

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