Penetrating missile-type head injury from a defective badminton racquet.
Injuries occurring during badminton are rarely serious and primarily involve the lower extremities. We report an instance wherein a patient suffered serious brain injury related to playing with a defective badminton racquet. The possibility of similar injuries following the separation of the racquet head and shaft from the handle needs to be disseminated.
Pappano
Dante
D
East Tennessee Children's Hospital, Knoxville, TN, USA. epappano@aol.com
Murray
Elizabeth
E
Cimpello
Lynn Babcock
LB
Conners
Gregory
G
D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D004868:Equipment Failure; D020197:Head Injuries, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015865:Racquet Sports / Q000293:injuries*
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