Citation

McCoy GF, Piggot J, Macafee AL, Adair IV. J. Bone Joint Surg. Br. 1984; 66(4): 500-503.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1984, British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

6746681

Abstract

Serious neck injury in rugby football is becoming more common, especially in schoolboys. We report five who presented with spinal cord damage between 1977 and 1983, two in the 1982-83 season. The mechanisms of injury, the treatment, and the outcome are discussed. We suggest measures to reduce the incidence of this most serious injury and draw attention to the appropriate management in the critical phase directly after injury.

Language: en