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Injuries resulting from bungee-cord jumping. Ann Emerg Med 1993 Jun;22(6):1060-3

Date

06/01/1993

Pubmed ID

8503527

DOI

10.1016/s0196-0644(05)82752-0

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0027243923 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   23 Citations

Abstract

A 19-year-old woman sustained a nonfatal hanging injury and a 28-year-old man sustained a unilateral locked facet with resultant quadriplegia as a result of bungee jumping. Injuries due to this sport have not been reported previously.

Author List

Hite PR, Greene KA, Levy DI, Jackimczyk K

Author

Karl A. Greene MD Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Neurosurgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adult
Athletic Injuries
Female
Humans
Male
Quadriplegia
Radiography