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Orthopedic Clinics of North America, 1980
The gymnast often places unphysiologic extreme stresses upon her body during the maneuvers characteristic of that sport. These may result in stress fractures to the skeleton, the lumbar spine being at greatest risk. Minor malalignments of the extremities can encourage injury.
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The gymnast often places unphysiologic extreme stresses upon her body during the maneuvers characteristic of that sport. These may result in stress fractures to the skeleton, the lumbar spine being at greatest risk. Minor malalignments of the extremities can encourage injury.
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Associated injuries in patients with spinal injury
Injury, 1980The associated injuries found in 100 consecutive spinal injuries are described. Fifty-one of the patients had injuries of the cervical cord, 31 per cent complete. A total of 75 per cent of the patients had associated injuries, the commonest being a head injury. Chest injuries were the next most frequent. The management of these injuries in the presence
J R, Silver +2 more
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The floating hip injury: patterns of injury
Injury, 2002To evaluate the relationship between mechanism of injury, type of femoral fracture and type of acetabular fracture in floating hip injury.Historical retrospective.Twenty consecutive patients who sustained a floating hip injury, i.e. simultaneous ipsilateral fracture of the acetabulum and the femur.Statistical analysis of the correlation between the ...
M, Liebergall +4 more
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The crisscross injury mechanism in forearm injuries
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, 2005A new mechanism of injury of the forearm bones, crisscross injury, is described. It is more common than the Essex-Lopresti fracture dislocation. The old concept of isolated injury of one side of the radioulnar joint may be challenged. It often occurs in Mason type II fracture dislocation of the radial head or dislocation of radioulnar joints.The first ...
Ip, SPS +4 more
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Distracting injuries in patients with vertebral injuries
The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2005To describe the prevalence and types of distracting injuries associated with vertebral injuries at all levels of the spine in blunt trauma patients. A prospective cohort study was conducted at an urban Level I trauma center. All patients undergoing radiographic evaluation of the cervical, thoracic, or lumbar vertebrae after blunt trauma were enrolled ...
Cindy H, Chang +3 more
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Traumatic injuries: imaging of spinal injuries
European Radiology, 2002Severe (high-energy) spinal injuries are common sequelae of acute traumas. The task of radiology is to establish the radiological diagnosis, classify it, judge stability and instability and lead further radiological evaluation in cases of non-agreement between the radiological diagnosis and the clinical (neurological) findings.
H, Imhof, M, Fuchsjäger
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Pediatric injury prevention: sledding injuries
Air Medical Journal, 2005As winter arrives in many areas of the country, it brings new challenges for transport teams involved in the care of children. Seasonal activities, like sledding, will expose children to potential injury. This presents an opportunity for transport teams to become involved in educational safety programs aimed at minimizing or preventing many of these ...
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Injury surveillance is key to preventing injuries
The Lancet, 2004The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published an important report describing in detail for the first time the patterns of fatal and non-fatal injuries in the USA for 2001. The report shows that, in that year, 157 000 people died from injuries in the USA, and that unintentional injury was the fifth leading cause of death ...
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Traumatic injuries: imaging of thoracic injuries
European Radiology, 2002Chest trauma is one of the most important causes of death, in particular in individuals under the age of 40 years. The mortality rate for chest trauma, often related to motor vehicle accidents, is approximately 15.5%; it increases dramatically to 77% with associated shock and head injury (Glasgow scores of 3-4).
G, Gavelli +5 more
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ATOMIC BOMB INJURY: MECHANICAL INJURIES
Journal of the American Medical Association, 1951One-half to three-fourths of the casualties surviving an atomic bomb explosion over a metropolitan area can be expected to have incurred mechanical injuries. These are likely to be multiple and may be associated with burns and with the effects of nuclear radiation.
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