Deep cutting injury from the edges of a snowboard. Issue 1 (29th January 2004)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Matsunaga, T; Saitoh, S; Tanikawa, H; Hayashi, M; Ohira, M; Kimura, T
• Is Part Of: British journal of sports medicine. Volume 38:Issue 1(2004)
• Page Start: 80
• Page End: 83
• Publication Date: 2004-01-29
• Subjects: lacerations -- skiing -- snowboarding -- injury -- popliteal vessels; Sports medicine -- Periodicals; 617.1027
• DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2002.001578
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0306-3674

Abstract

Abstract : A laceration deep enough to reach the bone occurs very rarely in skiing or snowboarding. Two such cases are presented here. In one case, the popliteal fossa of a skier was cut during a collision with a snowboarder. All structures posterior to the knee were severed and the leg became ischaemic. The other case was of a snowboarder who sustained a deep cut to the distal forearm during landing after a jump, resulting in a "spaghetti wrist".