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| Year : 2014 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 225-227 |
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Stress fracture of ulna due to excessive push-ups
Sanjay Meena, Devarshi Rastogi, Bipin Solanki, Buddhadev Chowdhury
Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Sanjay Meena
Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.127349
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Stress fractures are most common in the weight-bearing bones of the lower extremities and spine, but are rarely found in non-weight-bearing bones of the body. Stress fracture of the ulna is extremely rare. We report a case of complete stress fracture of ulna caused due to excessive push ups in a young athlete. Conservative management was successful in healing of fracture and returning this patient back to his previous activity level. Physician should have high index of suspicion, whenever they encounter a young athlete complaining of forearm pain. |
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