The Korean Journal of Sports Medicine  2017;35(3):210-213

doi:10.5763/kjsm.2017.35.3.210

Humerus Shaft Fracture in a Wakeboarder.

Tae Hoon KIM 1 ; Sung Hyun KIM ; Ji Won KIM ; Jae Sung YOO

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Keywords

Fracture; Humerus; Shaft; Wakeboarding

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Humerus shaft fracture is a frequent injury in orthopedic practice and generally occurs through direct or indirect trauma. Indirect trauma mechanisms of humerus shaft fractures are mostly related with arm wrestling or throwing activities. Recently, the population enjoying wakeboard are increasing, and the humeral shaft fracture can occur during wakeboarding. We report a case of humerus shaft fracture occurring during wakeboarding trick, which was treated successfully using plate osteosynthesis.