Stress fractures in baseball players commonly occur in the lower limbs. However, in recent times, upper extremity stress fractures are now being recognized more frequently. Among the few reported cases of upper limb stress fractures in baseball hitters, stress fracture of ulna mid-shaft in non-dominant forearm still remains unreported.
The present study is the first reported case series of three patients with stress fracture of ulna mid-shaft in non-dominant arm of baseball hitters. The study reports stress fracture of left ulna mid-shaft in high school baseball hitters. Case 1 Case 2 Case 3 Age 17 years 17 years 19 years Playing since 7 years 7 years 10 years Average training time 10 hours 10 hours 11 hours Average batting time 4 hours 4 hours 6 hours Symptoms Pain in left forearm Pain in left forearm Pain in left forearm Stress factor Additional batting time of 30 minutes with 9…
