Roentgenographic skeletal injury patterns in parachute jumping.
A total of 90,000 parachute jumps made during a 1 year period resulted in 615 (0.68%) injuries secondary to jumping. Of these 615 cases, 70 jumpers (0.08%) had 71 skeletal injuries as confirmed by roentgenographic examination. Forty-one (57.7%) of the 71 injuries involved the ankle, and 12 (16.9%) were compression fractures of the thoracolumbar spine. The remaining injuries were distributed as follows: shoulder, six (8.5%); calf, six (8.5%); pelvis, 3 (4.2%); foot, two (2.8%); and thigh, one (1.4%). The various mechanisms leading to these injuries are presented.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000842:Ankle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016512:Ankle Injuries; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D001359:Aviation; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*