Humeral stress fracture in a female CrossFit athlete: a case report

Abstract Background Humeral stress fractures are rare injuries usually related to sports practice and joint overload without a direct trauma. A proximal humeral stress fracture has never been reported in a CrossFit athlete. Case presentation We report a stress fracture in the humerus of a 22-year-ol...

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Main Authors: Ivan R. B. Godoy, Eduardo A. Malavolta, Jan Stefan Lundberg, Jader J. da Silva, Abdalla Skaf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-019-2532-1