Citation

Shewring DJ, Matthewson MH. J. Hand Surg. Br. 1993; 18(1): 122-124.

Affiliation

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, British Society for Surgery of the Hand, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8436848

Abstract

Hand injuries are a common consequence of playing rugby. A prospective study of all rugby injuries referred to a hand clinic over the course of one season was carried out. 72 patients with such injuries were seen. There were 46 fractures and 26 soft tissue injuries. A substantial number were caused deliberately by opponents. One-third of the injuries were thought to be preventable.

Language: en