Scaphoid Non-Union Fracture of Both Wrists in a Young Elite Wrestler Without Significant Trauma: A Case Report

Special attention is needed to assess constant wrist pain to avoid missed carpal bone fractures subsequent to traumatic events. Also, the consideration of avascular necrosis of carpal bones such as scaphoid bone after a traumatic or stress fracture is very important. We hereby report a young elite w...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Farzin Halabchi, Zahra Tavakol, Faezeh Maleklou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2020-11-01
Series:Case Reports in Clinical Practice
Subjects:
Online Access:https://crcp.tums.ac.ir/index.php/crcp/article/view/337
_version_ 1818946501212110848
author Farzin Halabchi
Zahra Tavakol
Faezeh Maleklou
author_facet Farzin Halabchi
Zahra Tavakol
Faezeh Maleklou
author_sort Farzin Halabchi
collection DOAJ
description Special attention is needed to assess constant wrist pain to avoid missed carpal bone fractures subsequent to traumatic events. Also, the consideration of avascular necrosis of carpal bones such as scaphoid bone after a traumatic or stress fracture is very important. We hereby report a young elite wrestler who has been complaining about pain in his both wrists for about two years before his visit to our clinic. The interesting point about this athlete is bilateral involvement and that the second pathology was probably overuse without any trauma.
first_indexed 2024-12-20T08:16:01Z
format Article
id doaj.art-e63aa7eef9bc40a2a1dc8f8d25271de0
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2538-2683
2538-2691
language English
last_indexed 2024-12-20T08:16:01Z
publishDate 2020-11-01
publisher Tehran University of Medical Sciences
record_format Article
series Case Reports in Clinical Practice
spelling doaj.art-e63aa7eef9bc40a2a1dc8f8d25271de02022-12-21T19:47:07ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesCase Reports in Clinical Practice2538-26832538-26912020-11-015310.18502/crcp.v5i3.4362Scaphoid Non-Union Fracture of Both Wrists in a Young Elite Wrestler Without Significant Trauma: A Case ReportFarzin Halabchi0Zahra Tavakol1Faezeh Maleklou2Department of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Department of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Department of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Special attention is needed to assess constant wrist pain to avoid missed carpal bone fractures subsequent to traumatic events. Also, the consideration of avascular necrosis of carpal bones such as scaphoid bone after a traumatic or stress fracture is very important. We hereby report a young elite wrestler who has been complaining about pain in his both wrists for about two years before his visit to our clinic. The interesting point about this athlete is bilateral involvement and that the second pathology was probably overuse without any trauma.https://crcp.tums.ac.ir/index.php/crcp/article/view/337WristPainWrestlingCarpal bonesAvascular necrosis
spellingShingle Farzin Halabchi
Zahra Tavakol
Faezeh Maleklou
Scaphoid Non-Union Fracture of Both Wrists in a Young Elite Wrestler Without Significant Trauma: A Case Report
Case Reports in Clinical Practice
Wrist
Pain
Wrestling
Carpal bones
Avascular necrosis
title Scaphoid Non-Union Fracture of Both Wrists in a Young Elite Wrestler Without Significant Trauma: A Case Report
title_full Scaphoid Non-Union Fracture of Both Wrists in a Young Elite Wrestler Without Significant Trauma: A Case Report
title_fullStr Scaphoid Non-Union Fracture of Both Wrists in a Young Elite Wrestler Without Significant Trauma: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Scaphoid Non-Union Fracture of Both Wrists in a Young Elite Wrestler Without Significant Trauma: A Case Report
title_short Scaphoid Non-Union Fracture of Both Wrists in a Young Elite Wrestler Without Significant Trauma: A Case Report
title_sort scaphoid non union fracture of both wrists in a young elite wrestler without significant trauma a case report
topic Wrist
Pain
Wrestling
Carpal bones
Avascular necrosis
url https://crcp.tums.ac.ir/index.php/crcp/article/view/337
work_keys_str_mv AT farzinhalabchi scaphoidnonunionfractureofbothwristsinayoungelitewrestlerwithoutsignificanttraumaacasereport
AT zahratavakol scaphoidnonunionfractureofbothwristsinayoungelitewrestlerwithoutsignificanttraumaacasereport
AT faezehmaleklou scaphoidnonunionfractureofbothwristsinayoungelitewrestlerwithoutsignificanttraumaacasereport