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Case Report
Flail arms in a parachutist: an unusual presentation of hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies
  1. M Marriott1,
  2. R Macdonell2,
  3. P McCrory3
  1. 1Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
  2. 2Department of Neurology, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, Australia
  3. 3Box Hill Hospital Neurosciences, Nelson Road, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia
  1. Correspondence to:
 Dr Marriott, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia;
 marriott{at}wehi.edu.au

Abstract

Parachuting is a popular sport but carries with it an appreciable injury risk. The case is presented of severe arm weakness after a parachute jump in a susceptible young woman.

  • parachuting
  • flail arms
  • hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies

https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.36.6.465

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