Citation

Kennedy J, Green RS, Henteleff H. CJEM 2006; 8(6): 437-440.

Affiliation

Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians, Publisher Cambridge University Press)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

17209495

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.

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