Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ409582
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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Management of Surfing Injuries: A Plastic Surgeon's Viewpoint. Case Reports.
Rudolph, Ross
Physician and Sportsmedicine, v17 n3 p110-16 Mar 1989
Describes plastic surgery techniques used to irrigate, debride, and close lacerations caused by surfboards. Head lacerations and nose fractures are the most common injuries. According to a survey, lacerations may be deeper than expected from their surface appearance and wounds may contain surfboard fragments. Injury prevention is discussed. (SM)
Descriptors: Aquatic Sports, Injuries, Physicians, Prevention, Safety, Sports Medicine, Surfing, Water
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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