title: Penetrating missile-type head injury from a defective badminton racquet.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: East Tennessee Children's Hospital, Knoxville, TN, USA. epappano@aol.com
authors.forename: Dante
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pappano
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: Lynn Babcock
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Cimpello
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Conners
mesh_terms: 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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