Abstract

ALVAREZ NUNEZ, Rudbeckia D.; LUNA CEBALLOS, Elsa; DOMINGUEZ PEREZ, María E.  and  PORTO ALVAREZ, Godetia M.. Humerus fracture in a judo athlete: A case report. Rev Cubana Ortop Traumatol [online]. 2000, vol.14, n.1-2, pp. 70-72. ISSN 1561-3100.

A case of a 14-year-old athlete of 72 kg with an spiral fracture with free fragments of humerus and neuorologic injury occurred in a judo contest is presented. The frequency of the fracture, the cause and the mechanism of production are discussed.

Keywords : HUMERAL FRACTURES [surgery]; HUMERAL FRACTURES [etiology]; HUMERAL FRACTURES [radiography]; SPORTS; EXERCISE; ATHLETIC INJURIES..

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