Case Series
Metacarpal Stress Fracture Is Not an Uncommon Condition in Adolescent Racket Athletes
Table 1
Profile and clinical results in the eleven cases of metacarpal stress fracture.
| Case | Age (years) | Sex | Time from onset to initial visit (weeks) | Metacarpal | Location | Sports | Time from initial visit to return to sports (weeks) |
| 1 | 13 | F | 2 | Second | Shaft | Badminton | 4 | 2 | 14 | F | 1 | Second | Base | Soft tennis | 12 | 3 | 14 | M | 3 | Second | Base | Badminton | 4 | 4 | 15 | M | 4 | Second | Base | Tennis | 3 | 5 | 16 | M | 2 | Third | Shaft | Boxing | 4 | 6 | 16 | M | 2 | Second | Shaft | Tennis | 4 | 7 | 16 | F | 3 | Second | Base | Tennis | 10 | 8 | 18 | F | 1 | Second | Shaft | Tennis | 4 | 9 | 18 | M | 52 | Second | Shaft | Boxing | 5 | 10 | 22 | F | 1 | Second | Shaft | Tennis | 4 | 11 | 24 | M | 2 | Second | Shaft | Bowling | 4 |
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