Br J Sports Med. Published Online First: 15 September 2006. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2006.030155
Case Report |
Spontaneous tetraplegia during weight training
1 Robert Jones And Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic And District Hospital, United Kingdom
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: gjclewer{at}f2s.com.
Accepted 30 July 2006
Abstract
Tetraplegia in sports injury is usually caused by a flexion injury resulting in facet dislocation. We had not seen a sports tetraplegia without external injury in over 40 years. We present the first such injury to our unit sustained during weight training.
Key Words: disc prolapse, tetraplegia, weight training
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