Hand injuries on artificial ski slope.

نویسندگان

  • J P Van Geertruyden
  • D P Goldschmidt
چکیده

50 consecutive patients with injuries due to skiing on an artificial ski slope were seen in our emergency department over a 16-month period; 76% of these involved the hand or wrist. 52.5% of hand lesions were fractures and only one-third of the first ray injuries were sprains of the ulnar aspect of the MP joint. These data significantly differ from those known for skiing on snow.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of hand surgery

دوره 18 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1993