Penetrating chest trauma secondary to a composite hockey stick injury

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. RÉSUMÉDes millions de personnes partout dans le monde sont des amateurs de hockey, un sport où l'agressivité est encouragée et où les blessures sont fréquentes. Bien que la mise en échec soit la cause la plus courante de blessures au hockey de nos jours, les bâtons de hockey sont pour leur part responsables de 14 % des blessures. Nous présentons un cas de blessure au thorax ayant né-cessité une intervention chirurgicale à la suite de la pénétration d'un bâton de hockey en matériau composite dans la cavité thoracique d'un joueur.

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