title: Surgical reconstruction of a stress fracture of the acromion after arthroscopic subacromial decompression in an elite tennis player.
abstract: We report the case of a stress fracture of the acromion after arthroscopic subacromial decompression in a 31-year-old female elite tennis player. The fracture was treated successfully by surgical reconstruction using two parallel Kirschner wires and a tension band.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Department, University Hospital Homburg/Saar, Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rupp
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Seil
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Kohn
mesh_terms: D000174:Acromion / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy; D012090:Cumulative Trauma Disorders / Q000601:surgery; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D019534:Shoulder Impingement Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D013715:Tennis / Q000293:injuries*