Case: A 13-year-old female gymnast sustained a diaphyseal both-bone forearm fracture due to a grip lock injury.
Conclusion: This is a report of a diaphyseal both-bone forearm fracture due to a grip lock injury in a female pediatric gymnast, successfully treated with closed reduction and cast immobilization. The rare mechanism of injury, education, and treatment have been discussed.
The use of constant pain and night pain as clinical markers for predicting the presence of underlying pathology in painful adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients has been questioned. Pain intensity has been recognized as an important domain in pain assessment. The numerical rating scale (NRS) is one of the most commonly validated tools to assess pain intensity in children above 8 years of age.
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