Trapezoid Stress Fracture in a Competitive Baseball Player

Bull Hosp Jt Dis (2013). 2022 Jun;80(2):165-167.

Abstract

Isolated fractures of the trapezoid are an exceedingly rare injury, and stress fractures of the carpus are similarly uncommon. An 18-year-old competitive baseball player presented with atraumatic, progressive hand pain. He was found to have a stress fracture of the trapezoid. Symptoms resolved with rest and immobilization.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Baseball* / injuries
  • Fractures, Stress* / diagnostic imaging
  • Fractures, Stress* / etiology
  • Humans
  • Male