Fracture of Capitellum Humeri in Weight Lifting Athlete: A Case Reprt
10.4055/jkoa.1989.24.6.1739
- Author:
Kee Byoung LEE
;
Jin Young LEE
;
Young Hoon KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Fracture of Capitellum Humeri;
Weight lifter
- MeSH:
Accidental Falls;
Athletes;
Elbow;
Hand;
Humans;
Incidence;
Methods;
Weight Lifting
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
1989;24(6):1739-1743
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Fracture of capitellum humeri, so called Kocher fracture, was first described by Haln in 1853. It is rare and has been occured 0.5% to 1% of incidence of all elbow fracture. The mechanism of this fracture mostly results when one tries to break a fall and lands on the hand with the elbow in some degree of flexing or falls directly on the elbow in a position of full flexion. This case had been occured in a secondary motion
