Dott A Famoso¹, Dott C Cicio², Dott G Caff¹, Dott ssa R Denaro² and Dott S Bonfiglio¹*

¹U.O.S.D. Ortopedia e Traumatologia, ARNAS Garibaldi Nesima, Catania, Italy
²Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, Section of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, A.O.U. Policlinico Rodolico San Marco, University of Catania, Catania, Italy

*Corresponding Author: Dott S Bonfiglio, U.O.S.D. Ortopedia e Traumatologia, ARNAS Garibaldi Nesima, Catania, Italy.

Received: January 02, 2024; Published: January 25, 2024

Abstract

We describe a case report of a young amateur softball player with a spiral midshaft humerus fracture. A thrower’s fractures are spiral fractures of the humerus caused by forceful throwing of a ball. Although these fractures have been cited in the literature, little research exists regarding the significance of stress fractures and fatigue injuries that may precede these injuries. We treated this fracture with an unlocked elastic intramedullary nail. Thrower’s fractures are less frequent than fractures related to direct trauma. In this paper we analyze the risk factors and the biomechanism behind this fracture. Knowledge of this fracture can help find the correct diagnosis without secondary images or biopsy, and the knowledge of the risk factors and injury’s mechanism in the population can help reduce the risk they will occur in the future.

Keywords: Humerus; Fracture; Spiral; Throw; Throwers; Pitch; Muscular

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Citation

Citation: Dott S Bonfiglio., et al. “Thrower’s Fracture in a Young Boy: A Case Report".Acta Scientific Orthopaedics 7.2 (2024): 64-68.

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