Stress fractures of the hand and wrist in athletes

Ezekial Koslosky; Gregory Elder; David Heath; Christina Brady; Anil Dutta

doi:10.1016/j.injury.2023.111218

Stress fractures of the hand and wrist in athletes

Injury. 2024 Feb;55(2):111218. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2023.111218. Epub 2023 Nov 17.

Authors

Ezekial Koslosky¹, Gregory Elder², David Heath², Christina Brady², Anil Dutta²

Affiliations

¹ University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, United States. Electronic address: koslosky@uthscsa.edu.
² University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, United States.

PMID: 38007972
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2023.111218

Abstract

Stress fractures of the upper extremity are reported less often than their lower extremity counterpart. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of an important and often missed diagnosis in pediatric athletes: hand and wrist stress fractures.

Keywords: Gymnast wrist; Hamate; Metacarpal; Phalanx; Scaphoid; Stress fracture; Triquetrum.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Child
Fractures, Bone* / diagnosis
Fractures, Stress* / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Upper Extremity
Wrist
Wrist Injuries* / diagnostic imaging
Wrist Joint