jul 1, 1990 - Scroto-abdominal impalement injury in a skateboard rider
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Angela M. Carragher FRCS(Ed), Shah Kalid Sulaiman FRCS(Ed), Kanwar J.S. Panesar FRCS,FRCS(Ed)The injuries sustained by skateboard riders vary from minor cuts and abrasions to fractures. This report describes a unique injury sustained by a young skateboard rider who was impaled on a metal rod. Literature review of over 1,254 skateboard injuries did not reveal any other instances of penetrating abdominal trauma.
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jul 1, 1990
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~ 35 years ago