Injuries resulting from bungee-cord jumping.
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.
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Department of Emergency Medicine, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix.
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D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography