Thoracic compression fracture in a basketball player
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Brustwirbelkompressionsfraktur bei einem Basketballspieler |
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Autor: | McHugh-Pierzina, Vicki L.; Zillmer, Debra A.; Giangarra, Charles E. |
Erschienen in: | Journal of athletic training |
Veröffentlicht: | 30 (1995), 2, S. 163-164, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Elektronische Ressource (online) Gedruckte Ressource |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 1062-6050, 0160-8320, 1938-162X |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU199606107991 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
Thoracolumbar pain is a frequent complaint of many athletes, but the cause is often difficult to diagnose. Compression fractures of the spine are rarely seen in athletics and are not always recognized as a potential cause of the symptoms. Reported here is a case of a T12 compression fracture in a male basketball player. Plain films revealed the percentage of loss of vertebral body height, thereby determining the stability of the fracture. If treated with a thoracolumbar spinal orthosis brace and activity restrictions, stable compression fractures heal without surgical intervention and athletes can return to activity within a number of months. Athletic trainers and physicians should maintain a level of suspicion for this injury when violent trunk flexion or lateral flexion is the mechanism of injury. Verf.-Referat