Clinical Pain

Korean Association of Pain Medicine (대한임상통증학회)
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A Case Report of Golf-Swing-Induced T2~T3 Clay-Shoveler's Fractures

골프 초보자에서 나타난 흉추 2~3번 극돌기의 견열 골절

  • Seo, Jae Sam (Department of Rehabilitation, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan Medicine University) ;
  • Park, Young Sook (Department of Rehabilitation, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan Medicine University) ;
  • Chang, Hyun Jung (Department of Rehabilitation, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan Medicine University) ;
  • Park, Jin Gee (Department of Rehabilitation, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan Medicine University) ;
  • Cho, Eun Sol (Department of Rehabilitation, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan Medicine University) ;
  • Ku, Kyo Hoon (Department of Rehabilitation, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan Medicine University)
  • 서재삼 (성균관대학교 삼성창원병원 재활의학과) ;
  • 박영숙 (성균관대학교 삼성창원병원 재활의학과) ;
  • 장현정 (성균관대학교 삼성창원병원 재활의학과) ;
  • 박진기 (성균관대학교 삼성창원병원 재활의학과) ;
  • 조은솔 (성균관대학교 삼성창원병원 재활의학과) ;
  • 구교훈 (성균관대학교 삼성창원병원 재활의학과)
  • Received : 2020.07.27
  • Accepted : 2020.10.04
  • Published : 2020.12.31
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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.

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