title: Fencing.
abstract: Fencing is a sport in which two people attempt to score points by making their weapon (epee, foil, or saber) contact their opponent. The most common types of injury seen in fencing are weapon injuries; strains, sprains, and trauma; and nontraumatic injuries, the pathologic findings of which are discussed in this article.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Medicine Carol Davila, Roma Street No. 42A, Sector 1, Bucharest, Romania. caesar@digicom.ro
authors.forename: Andreia-Ileana
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Murgu
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Buschbacher
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D019876:Sports Equipment