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World J Orthop. Mar 18, 2016; 7(3): 182-187
Published online Mar 18, 2016. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v7.i3.182
Published online Mar 18, 2016. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v7.i3.182
Injuries in jumpers - are there any patterns?
Brett Rocos, Tim J Chesser, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5NB, United Kingdom
Author contributions: Rocos B and Chesser TJ contributed equally to this work.
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Correspondence to: Brett Rocos, MRCS, Orthopaedic Trauma Fellow, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol BS10 5NB, United Kingdom. brett.rocos@bristol.ac.uk
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Received: May 28, 2015
Peer-review started: June 1, 2015
First decision: July 10, 2015
Revised: October 16, 2015
Accepted: December 13, 2015
Article in press: December 15, 2015
Published online: March 18, 2016
Peer-review started: June 1, 2015
First decision: July 10, 2015
Revised: October 16, 2015
Accepted: December 13, 2015
Article in press: December 15, 2015
Published online: March 18, 2016
Core Tip
Core tip: This paper examines the incidence of injuries following a deliberate fall from height, and argues that there are predictable patterns of injury following this mechanism.