Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Clavicular stress fracture in a cricket fast bowler: A case report | Journal of Medical Case Reports BioMed Central Open Access Case report Clavicular stress fracture in a cricket fast bowler A case report Jeremy AF Read 1 and Phillip Bell2 Address 1Royal Surrey County Hospital Egerton Road Guildford Surrey GU27XX UK and 2BUPA Wellness Centre White Lyon Court Barbican London Ec2y 8EY Uk Email Jeremy AF Read - jezread@ Phillip Bell - bellph@ Corresponding author Published 19 September 2008 Received 28 August 2007 Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2 306 doi 1752-1947-2-306 Accepted 19 September 2008 This article is available from http content 2 1 306 2008 Read and Bell licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract_ Introduction Whilst rare stress fractures of the clavicle have been described in other sports. To our knowledge this is the first reported case of a stress fracture of the clavicle occurring in a cricket fast bowler. Case presentation A 23-year-old professional cricket fast bowler presented with activity related shoulder pain. Imaging demonstrated a stress fracture of the lateral third of the clavicle. This healed with rest and rehabilitation allowing a full return to professional sport. Conclusion This injury is treated with activity modification and technique adaptation. In a professional sportsman this needs to be recognised early so that return to play can be as quick as possible. Introduction This case presents an international level cricketer who developed an activity related shoulder pain which after investigation was demonstrated to be a stress fracture of the lateral clavicle. Stress fractures are well recognised in athletes .
