Fracture of the Scaphoid During a Bench-Press Exercise

J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2015 Aug;45(8):642. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2015.0408.

Abstract

The patient was a 21-year-old male cadet at a military academy who was evaluated by a physical therapist in a direct-access capacity for a chief complaint of left wrist pain that began 1 day after injuring his wrist while performing a bench-press exercise. Due to concern for a scaphoid fracture and because radiographic imaging was not immediately available, a physical therapist credentialed to utilize fluoroscopy evaluated the left wrist. Radiographs were subsequently ordered, which confirmed a mid-waist, nondisplaced scaphoid fracture.

Keywords: fluoroscopy; radiography; wrist.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Arthralgia / etiology
  • Fluoroscopy
  • Fractures, Bone / diagnostic imaging*
  • Fractures, Bone / etiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Resistance Training / adverse effects*
  • Scaphoid Bone / injuries*
  • Weight Lifting*
  • Wrist Joint / diagnostic imaging
  • Young Adult