title: A new mechanism of injury for scaphoid fractures: 'test your strength' punch-bag machines.
abstract: We investigated the mechanism of injury in a consecutive series of 153 confirmed scaphoid fractures. We found that ten (6%) occurred as a result of using a 'test your strength' punch-bag machine, a device found in public houses and amusement arcades. Clinicians should be aware that scaphoid fractures can occur as a result of punching these machines or other similar objects.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedic and Accident Surgery, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Sutton
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Clifford
authors.forename: T R C
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010988:Play and Playthings; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D021361:Scaphoid Bone / Q000293:injuries*