title: Penetrating chest trauma secondary to a composite hockey stick injury.
abstract: Hockey is enjoyed by millions of people around the world and is a sport in which aggression is encouraged and injuries are common. Although body-checking is the most common cause of injury in hockey today, hockey sticks are associated with up to 14% of injuries. We report a case of chest trauma requiring surgical intervention secondary to the penetration of a composite hockey stick into a player's thoracic cavity.
authors.affiliation: Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.forename: Robert S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: Harry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Henteleff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006688:Hockey / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D013909:Thorax; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*