title: Scaphoid fractures in soccer goalkeepers.
abstract: The growing popularity of soccer in this country has led to an increasing number of soccer-related injuries. Epidemiologic studies report that soccer-related musculoskeletal injuries most frequently involve the lower extremities. These range from 56% to 95% of soccer injuries and player-to-player contact is the most common mechanism of injury. Upper extremity musculoskeletal injuries are less frequent, but have been reported, with goalkeepers being the most susceptible. There is a paucity in the literature regarding bony injuries about the wrist and hand among goalkeepers. The purpose of this article is to report three soccer-related scaphoid fractures and nonunions in two goalkeepers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, USA.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Rayan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001863:Bone Screws; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012916:Soccer / Q000145:classification / Q000293:injuries*; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery