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JOURNAL
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SPORTS SCIENCE &
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SURGICAL TREATMENT OF STRESS FRACTURE OF THE SCAPHOID OF AN ADOLESCENT GYMNAST |
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Tokuyoshi Yamagiwa, Hiroyuki Fujioka  ,
Hiroaki Okuno, Masaki Tomatsuri, Kenjiro Tsunemi, Juichi Tanaka and Shinichi
Yoshiya |
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan. |
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© Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (2009) 8, 702 - 704 |
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| ABSTRACT | |||
| Stress fracture of the carpal scaphoid is very rare. We present
stress fracture of the scaphoid in an adolescent gymnast who was treated
with internal fixation. Key words: Stress fracture, scaphoid, gymnast. |
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