Fractures of the hand associated with riding the mechanical bull.
Presented are the cases of four patients who sustained similar dominant hand injuries while riding a mechanical bull apparatus. The injuries included fractures of the second metacarpals as well as of the index finger phalanges. The mechanism of injury in each case occurred not from striking or catching the injured hand on the bull or by falling off the apparatus, but secondary to the extreme torque forces applied to the extremity during the severe gyrations.
D000328:Adult; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011998:Recreation