Ulnar stress fracture of the nondominant arm in a tennis player using a two-handed backhand

Clin J Sport Med. 1995 Oct;5(4):262-4. doi: 10.1097/00042752-199510000-00011.

Abstract

Stress fractures are infrequently seen in non-weight-bearing bones. However, stress fractures may be present in any bone that undergoes repetitive stress. We report an unusual case of stress fracture in the nondominant arm of a tennis player who uses a two-handed backhand stroke.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Arm / physiology
  • Cumulative Trauma Disorders / complications
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Fractures, Stress / etiology*
  • Hand / physiology
  • Humans
  • Tennis / injuries*
  • Tennis / physiology
  • Ulna Fractures / etiology*