Occupational stress fracture in an unusual location: report of a case in the distal end of the shaft of the radius

Abstract

A 47-year-old man suffered sudden pain in his right forearm after stapling papers continuously for 3 to 4 hours a day for 3 consecutive weeks. Clinical and roentgenologic investigations revealed a tender local periosteal reaction in the distal end of the radius suggestive of a stress fracture. Follow-up investigation observations 6 years after the injury showed no unusual abnormality. To the best of our knowledge, a case of stress fracture of the distal end of the radius has not been previously reported.