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An unusual mechanism of coracoid fracture in a beginner golfer

Authors: Ju Hong Lee, Jung Ryul Kim, Sung Il Wang

Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | Issue 1/2018

Abstract

Golfers may injure themselves as a result of repetitive asymmetrical loads exerted on the body by poor swing mechanics. If the repetitive sub-maximal loading is not removed, this repetitive loading will exceed the adaptive capacity of bone, eventually resulting in a stress fracture. Stress fracture of the scapula due to golfing is extremely rare. Only two cases of acromion fracture have been reported. A rare case of nontraumatic coracoid fracture in a 50-year-old female beginner golfer is reported here. The mechanism of injury is also discussed.

Level of evidence Level IV.

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Title: An unusual mechanism of coracoid fracture in a beginner golfer
Authors: Ju Hong Lee
Jung Ryul Kim
Sung Il Wang
Publication date: 01-01-2018
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy / Issue 1/2018
Print ISSN: 0942-2056
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7347
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-017-4439-4

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