Stress fracture of the thoracic spine in a male rugby player: a case report
This case report discusses a stress fracture of the thoracic spine in a professional South African rugby union player. This is a rare anatomical location for this type of injury in this population and has not previously been described. Physicians should be aware that performance of rugby specific movements may lead to rare stress fractures in certain anatomic locations.
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oai:scielo:S1015-516320180001000072019-01-18Stress fracture of the thoracic spine in a male rugby player: a case reportShafik,ASchwabe,Kde Villiers,RViljoen,J TDerman,W Overuse injury sport bone back This case report discusses a stress fracture of the thoracic spine in a professional South African rugby union player. This is a rare anatomical location for this type of injury in this population and has not previously been described. Physicians should be aware that performance of rugby specific movements may lead to rare stress fractures in certain anatomic locations.The South African Sports Medicine AssociationSouth African Journal of Sports Medicine v.30 n.1 20182018-01-01journal articletext/htmlhttp://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1015-51632018000100007en |
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Stress fracture of the thoracic spine in a male rugby player: a case report |
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This case report discusses a stress fracture of the thoracic spine in a professional South African rugby union player. This is a rare anatomical location for this type of injury in this population and has not previously been described. Physicians should be aware that performance of rugby specific movements may lead to rare stress fractures in certain anatomic locations. |
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