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La fractura del luchador de brazos
Author(s) -
L Arbeloa-Gutiérrez
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
revista española de cirugía osteoarticular/revista española de cirugía osteoarticular
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2605-1656
pISSN - 0304-5056
DOI - 10.37315/sotocav2020281552
Subject(s) - fracture (geology) , osteosynthesis , medicine , orthodontics , geology , geotechnical engineering
The humerus fracture produced during arm wrestling, is typically a short spiroid shaft fracture, between the middle and distal third, sometimes with a third fragment. This fracture is known as "arm wrestler´s fracture" and its usually managed surgically by plate osteosynthesis, although conservative treatment also has good results. We present a case and review of the literature on this typical fracture of a sport that has an increasing number of followers.