title: Stress fracture of the radius diaphysis in a skeletally immature wrestler.
abstract: Stress fractures in the forearm are rare events. Failure to detect a nondisplaced stress fracture could lead to further injury or fracture displacement. We present a case of a 15-year-old male wrestler without overt risk factors, who presented with a transverse stress fracture in the middle third of the radial diaphysis. The clinician should consider this diagnosis when examining athletes with otherwise unexplained forearm pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Kathleen E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: McKeon
authors.forename: Michael T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Talerico
authors.forename: Ryan P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Calfee
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014952:Wrestling / Q000293:injuries*