A Case Report of Golf-Swing-Induced T2∼T3 Clay-Shoveler’s Fractures
10.35827/cp.2020.19.2.138
- Author:
Jae Sam SEO
1
;
Young Sook PARK
;
Hyun Jung CHANG
;
Jin Gee PARK
;
Eun Sol CHO
;
Kyo Hoon KU
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan Medicine University, Changwon, Korea
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:
Clinical Pain
2020;19(2):138-141
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Clay-shoveler’s fractures are rare stress-type avulsion fractures of the spinous processes especially in sports. There have been two case reports that discussed clay-shoveler’s fractures in golf. A 36-year-old beginner golfer presented with a pain in the back after practicing golf swing. No fractures were detected using cervical radiography; however, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed T2∼T3 spinous process fractures. The patient was treated conservatively and his pain subsided. The mechanism of injury is speculated to that of clay-shoveler’s fractures. Therefore, if a golfer suffers persistent pain in the cervicothoracic region, clay-shoveler’s fracture is one possibility to consider.
