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Vertebral compression fractures sustained during golfing: report of three cases.
Mayo Clinic Proceedings 1993 June
Considerable concern has been expressed about the type and level of exercise that are safe for women with osteopenia and osteoporosis; however, published information on the effect of golfing on the osteoporotic spine is meager. We describe three postmenopausal patients with acute compression fractures of the vertebrae that occurred during midswing while golfing. These healthy, active women were long-term golfers; their ages at the time of the trauma were 63, 58, and 66 years. In one patient (case 1), osteoporosis was diagnosed before the golf-related injury. The two other patients (cases 2 and 3) sought medical attention after the trauma and were found to have osteoporosis. The bone mineral density of the lumbar vertebrae (L2-4) in the three patients at the time of or shortly after the trauma was as follows: case 1, 0.77 g/cm2 (3rd percentile of normal, corrected for age); case 2, 0.63 g/cm2 (less than 1st percentile of normal, corrected for age); and case 3, 0.69 g/cm2 (2nd percentile of normal, corrected for age). These findings raise the issue of the safety of golfing for women with previously diagnosed osteoporosis and for those with predisposing risk factors for the disease. Research studies of the kinematics and kinetics of the spine during the golf swing should be conducted. In the interim, a rigid back support for golfers with osteoporosis may be helpful until more conclusive evidence is available from controlled trials.
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