Scroto-abdominal impalement injury in a skateboard rider.
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.
Department of Surgery, Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
A M
AM
Carragher
S K
SK
Sulaiman
K J
KJ
Panesar
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012611:Scrotum / Q000293:injuries*; D012861:Skating / Q000293:injuries*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy