An iliac bone stress fracture in a basketball player.

Recurrent complete proximal tibial stress fracture in a basketball player.

Avulsion-fracture of the anterior superior iliac spine with meralgia paresthetica: a case report.

We present a rare case of avulsion-fracture of the anterior superior iliac spine with meralgia paresthetica in a 16-year-old male basketball player. He had sensory disturbance affecting his left lateral thigh 10 days after the injury. Tinel's sign was elicited on percussing the avulsed bony fragment of the anterior superior iliac spine. He underwent open reduction and internal fixation. The lat...

Femoral Stress Fracture in a Collegiate Male Basketball Player: A Case Report

Objective: We present a case of a femoral stress fracture in a male Division I basketball player. Background: During post-season conditioning, the athlete (21 years, 200 cm, 102.3 kg) presented to the team physician with anterior mid-thigh pain. He reported intense pain that had progressively increased a month before he sought medical advice. The athlete indicated that the pain had spread from ...

An abnormal bone lesion of the scapula in a collegiate basketball player: a case report.

OBJECTIVE To present the case of a bone lesion of the scapula in a collegiate basketball player. BACKGROUND A 19-year-old National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I male basketball player presented with pain in the posterior region of the right shoulder. During practice, he was performing a layup when his arm was forced into hyperflexion by a defender. Evaluation revealed a bone lesi...

Recurrent Fracture After Anterior Tension Band Plating With Bilateral Tibial Stress Fracture in a Basketball Player

The tibial shaft is the most common location of stress fractures in athletes. Tibial stress fractures are divided into 2 groups, anterior and posterior, based on location. Posterior tibial cortex fractures are more common and respond well to conservative treatment. Fractures in the anterior cortex are less common, accounting for only 4.6% of stress fractures, and they often heal poorly because ...