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Papers of the Week

Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / Arthroscopic-assisted Fixation of a Nonunited Coronoid Stress Fracture in a Competitive Gymnast: A Case Report.

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2020 Jul-Sep


JBJS Case Connect


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32910581?dopt=Abstract


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Arthroscopic-assisted Fixation of a Nonunited Coronoid Stress Fracture in a Competitive Gymnast: A Case Report.

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Arthroscopic-assisted Fixation of a Nonunited Coronoid Stress Fracture in a Competitive Gymnast: A Case Report.
Kerl CG, Chassay CM, Gregory JM
JBJS Case Connect. 2020 Jul-Sep; 10(3):e2000089.
PMID: 32910581.

Abstract

Gymnasts may suffer elbow injuries due to repetitive loading. However, coronoid stress fractures remain uncommon. We report a case of a high-level female competitive gymnast with a nondisplaced coronoid stress fracture that failed to heal with conservative management. Arthroscopic-assisted in situ fixation of the coronoid nonunion was performed, and the gymnast returned to competition after the fracture healed.
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