RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Olecranon stress fracture in a weight lifter: a case report
JF British Journal of Sports Medicine
JO Br J Sports Med
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine
SP 72
OP 73
DO 10.1136/bjsm.35.1.72
VO 35
IS 1
A1 P S Rao
A1 S K Rao
A1 B C Navadgi
YR 2001
UL http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/35/1/72.abstract
AB Stress fractures have been reported in the upper limb of sportspeople involved in upper limb dominated events. Olecranon stress fractures have been cited in baseball pitchers, javelin throwers, and gymnasts. The unusual case of a stress fracture of the olecranon in a young weight lifter is reported here. The minimally displaced stress fracture was treated with tension band and two Kirschner wires. The fracture healed in four months and the patient returned to light sports activity after six months.