Fracture of the humerus in ball throwers : a consequence of idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis in a female handball player?
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| Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Humerusfraktur in Ballwurfsportarten : im Falle einer Handballspielerin die Folge idiopathischer juveniler Osteoporose? |
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| Autor: | Landmark, R.; Petersen, M.M. |
| Erschienen in: | Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports |
| Veröffentlicht: | 5 (1995), 1, S. 57-60, Lit. |
| Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
| Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
| Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource Elektronische Ressource (online) |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| ISSN: | 0905-7188, 1600-0838 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1995.tb00012.x |
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| Erfassungsnummer: | PU199507076804 |
| Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
We report a case of a spontaneous humeral shaft fracture sustained during pitching by a 22-year-old previously healthy female European team handball player. The fracture was treated by closed reposition followed by immobilization in a hanging cast. The fracture healed uneventfully, and normal function and range of motion were reached within 6 months. Between 1 and 2 years after the fracture, bone mineral measurements showed a decreased bone mass (1.43-2.56 SD below mean values of normal women) at all measuring sites; proximal tibia bilaterally, lumbar spine, and right hip. A thorough endocrinogogical examination indicated that a state of bone loss existed, but no specific endocrine disease was found. The unusual fracture presented must be considered the result of the torsional forces transmitted to a severely osteoporotic bone. Verf.-Referat