title: Surfer wipe out by predator fish.
abstract: Needlefish injuries, commonly reported in the Indo-Pacific region, have not been previously reported along the European coastlines. This case report describes a penetrating injury to the heel of a professional surfer during competition off the Portuguese coast. Diagnostic as well as therapeutic recommendations are made.
authors.affiliation: Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ginokerkhoffs@hotmail.com
authors.forename: G M M J
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Kerkhoffs
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: op den Akker
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Hammacher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D023761:Beloniformes; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006365:Heel / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011174:Portugal; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery