[Avulsion fracture of the serratus anterior muscle in a golfer].

Ugeskr Laeger

Ortopædkirurgisk Afdeling, Herlev Hospital, Herlev Ringvej 2, 2730 Herlev.

Published: January 2015

Golf is a sport with much repetitive actions often causing overuse injuries. We report a case of a left side avulsion fracture of the anterior serratus at the insertion on costa 4-6. A professionel golfer experienced sudden onset of pain of the chest during a golfswing. Clinically the patient had winging of the scapula and pain at the lateral side of costa 4-6. Ultrasonography showed an avulsion fracture of costa 5 at the insertion of the anterior serratus. The patient was referred to scapula-stabilising rehabilitation and fully recovered.

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