Lesser Tuberosity Avulsion Fracture in an 11-Year-Old Baseball Player due to Batting
Case. We report an 11-year-old male who sustained a lesser tuberosity avulsion fracture of the proximal humerus upon making contact with a baseball during an at-bat. This injury was neglected for 14 months and was eventually detected by an axillary radiograph and subsequent MRI. He successfully unde...
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author | Ryan Cheng Jay Moran Samantha Smith Don Li Christopher A. Schneble Shin Mei Chan Elizabeth C. Gardner |
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description | Case. We report an 11-year-old male who sustained a lesser tuberosity avulsion fracture of the proximal humerus upon making contact with a baseball during an at-bat. This injury was neglected for 14 months and was eventually detected by an axillary radiograph and subsequent MRI. He successfully underwent an open surgical repair and regained full range of motion and level of activity at 1-year follow-up. Conclusion. In pediatric baseball players, lesser tuberosity avulsion fractures may occur upon striking a baseball with a bat. Even after being neglected for several months, these injuries can be treated successfully with an open surgical repair. |
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spelling | doaj-art-8fe249b2c4db49f48a0f37607e3915d62025-02-03T05:49:28ZengWileyCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67572021-01-01202110.1155/2021/2396200Lesser Tuberosity Avulsion Fracture in an 11-Year-Old Baseball Player due to BattingRyan Cheng0Jay Moran1Samantha Smith2Don Li3Christopher A. Schneble4Shin Mei Chan5Elizabeth C. Gardner6Department of Orthopaedics and RehabilitationDepartment of Orthopaedics and RehabilitationDepartment of Orthopaedics and RehabilitationDepartment of Orthopaedics and RehabilitationDepartment of Orthopaedics and RehabilitationDepartment of Orthopaedics and RehabilitationDepartment of Orthopaedics and RehabilitationCase. We report an 11-year-old male who sustained a lesser tuberosity avulsion fracture of the proximal humerus upon making contact with a baseball during an at-bat. This injury was neglected for 14 months and was eventually detected by an axillary radiograph and subsequent MRI. He successfully underwent an open surgical repair and regained full range of motion and level of activity at 1-year follow-up. Conclusion. In pediatric baseball players, lesser tuberosity avulsion fractures may occur upon striking a baseball with a bat. Even after being neglected for several months, these injuries can be treated successfully with an open surgical repair.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/2396200 |
spellingShingle | Ryan Cheng Jay Moran Samantha Smith Don Li Christopher A. Schneble Shin Mei Chan Elizabeth C. Gardner Lesser Tuberosity Avulsion Fracture in an 11-Year-Old Baseball Player due to Batting Case Reports in Orthopedics |
title | Lesser Tuberosity Avulsion Fracture in an 11-Year-Old Baseball Player due to Batting |
title_full | Lesser Tuberosity Avulsion Fracture in an 11-Year-Old Baseball Player due to Batting |
title_fullStr | Lesser Tuberosity Avulsion Fracture in an 11-Year-Old Baseball Player due to Batting |
title_full_unstemmed | Lesser Tuberosity Avulsion Fracture in an 11-Year-Old Baseball Player due to Batting |
title_short | Lesser Tuberosity Avulsion Fracture in an 11-Year-Old Baseball Player due to Batting |
title_sort | lesser tuberosity avulsion fracture in an 11 year old baseball player due to batting |
url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/2396200 |
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