TY - JOUR
T1 - Fracture of the humerus in ball throwers. A consequence of idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis in a female handball player?
AU - Landmark, R
AU - Petersen, M M
PY - 1995/2
Y1 - 1995/2
N2 - 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 (bone mineral content (right) = 2.68 g/cm, bone mineral content (left) = 2.79 g/cm), lumbar spine (bone mineral density (L2-4) = 0.814 g/cm2), and right hip (bone mineral density (neck) = 0.697 g/cm2, bone mineral density (Ward's) = 0.626 g/cm2). A thorough endocrinological 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.
AB - 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 (bone mineral content (right) = 2.68 g/cm, bone mineral content (left) = 2.79 g/cm), lumbar spine (bone mineral density (L2-4) = 0.814 g/cm2), and right hip (bone mineral density (neck) = 0.697 g/cm2, bone mineral density (Ward's) = 0.626 g/cm2). A thorough endocrinological 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.
KW - Adult
KW - Athletic Injuries/blood
KW - Bone Density
KW - Female
KW - Fractures, Closed/blood
KW - Fractures, Spontaneous/blood
KW - Humans
KW - Humeral Fractures/blood
KW - Osteoporosis/complications
U2 - 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1995.tb00012.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1995.tb00012.x
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 7882130
SN - 0905-7188
VL - 5
SP - 57
EP - 60
JO - Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports
JF - Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports
IS - 1
ER -