TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1984//
TI  - Cervical spine injuries in rugby players
JO  - Canadian Medical Association journal
A1  - Sovio, O. M.
A1  - Van Peteghem, P. K.
A1  - Schweigel, J. F.
SP  - 735
EP  - 736
VL  - 130
IS  - 6
N2  - Nine patients with serious cervical spine injuries that occurred while they were playing rugby were seen in a British Columbia acute spinal cord injury unit during the period 1975-82. All the injuries had occurred during the "scrum" or the "tackle". Two of the patients were rendered permanently quadriplegic, and one patient died. There is a need for a central registry that would record all cervical spine injuries in rugby players as well as for changes in the rules of the game.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0008-4409
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -