Hand Pain in a Golfer: A Case Report of a Metacarpal Stress Injury and a Review of the Literature Regarding Return to Play in Grip Athletes

Cortie J. Rolison; Milton Kyle Smoot

doi:10.1177/1941738116676085

Hand Pain in a Golfer: A Case Report of a Metacarpal Stress Injury and a Review of the Literature Regarding Return to Play in Grip Athletes

Cortie J. Rolison, Milton Kyle Smoot

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Abstract

A 19-year-old golfer presented to the sports clinic with a 2-week history of dominant-hand pain after several months of daily golf. He had a metacarpal stress fracture. This case discusses the athlete’s return-to-play timeline as well as reviews the current limited literature guiding return to play in grip athletes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	84-86
Number of pages	3
Journal	Sports Health
Volume	9
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1941738116676085
State	Published - Jan 1 2017

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Keywords

golf
metacarpal
overuse
return to play
stress fracture

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

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