Stress fracture of the humerus. A case study.
A 13-year-old male Little League pitcher sustained a displaced spiral fracture of the right midhumerus while in midpitch. Deep ache prodrome symptoms in the midhumerus at rest and during pitching occurred during the preceeding week, suggestive of a stress fracture that later completed to an overt fracture during the added stress of a forceful side-arm curve ball pitch, his specialty. Osteonal remodeling in stress fractures is discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D001484:Baseball; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D007103:Immobilization; D008297:Male; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000150:complications*