title: Distal Ulna Fracture With Delayed Ulnar Nerve Palsy in a Baseball Player.
abstract: We present a case report of a college baseball player who sustained a blunt-trauma, distal-third ulna fracture from a thrown ball with delayed presentation of ulnar nerve palsy. Even after his ulna fracture had healed, the nerve injury made it difficult for the athlete to control a baseball while throwing, resulting in a delayed return to full baseball activity for 3 to 4 months. He had almost complete nerve recovery by 6 months after his injury and complete nerve recovery by 1 year after his injury.
authors: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City, OK. charles-pasque@ouhsc.edu.
authors: Charles B
authors: CB
authors: Pasque
authors: Clark
authors: C
authors: Pearson
authors: Bradley
authors: B
authors: Margo
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Ethel
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D001484:Baseball / Q000293:injuries*; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D000068958:Return to Sport; D013165:Splints; D013997:Time Factors; D014458:Ulna Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D020424:Ulnar Neuropathies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D055815:Young Adult