Vender M I, Watson H K
Connecticut Combined Hand Service, Hartford Hospital, University of Connecticut, Newington Children's Hospital, Conn.
J Hand Surg Am. 1988 Jan;13(1):19-21. doi: 10.1016/0266-7681_88_90044-7.
High-level gymnastic training may cause clinical and radiographic changes in the wrist. A case is reported demonstrating bilateral closure of the ulnar side of the distal radius epiphyseal plate in a patient with a history of high-level gymnastic training. Cumulative microtrauma to the ulnar side of the distal radius epiphyseal plate may cause premature closure leading to a Madelung-like deformity.