Team physician #5. Salter-Harris type I fracture of the distal radius due to weightlifting.
A Salter-Harris Type I distal radius fracture was sustained by a skeletally immature adolescent while performing a supine bench press during weight training. Closed reduction was accomplished without difficulty. Fractures in adolescence due to weightlifting are rare but illustrate the need for proper instruction and supervision.
Weiss
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Sponseller
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D000293:Adolescent; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013177:Sports; D014891:Weight Lifting; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*