title: Stress fracture of the second metacarpal bone.
abstract: Stress fractures are usually encountered in athletes; however, only eight such cases involving the metacarpal bones have been reported in the English literature. We report on the rare case of a 15-year-old female tennis player with a stress fracture of the second metacarpal bone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Akita University School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, 010-8543 Akita, Japan.
authors.forename: Andrey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bespalchuk
authors.forename: Kyoji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.forename: Shu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Yoichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Itoi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D012090:Cumulative Trauma Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D011859:Radiography; D013715:Tennis / Q000293:injuries*