RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Distant entry pneumothorax in a competitive fencer.
JF British Journal of Sports Medicine
JO Br J Sports Med
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine
SP 265
OP 266
DO 10.1136/bjsm.30.3.265
VO 30
IS 3
A1 P A Harmer
A1 J Moriarity
A1 M Walsh
A1 M Bean
A1 J Cramer
YR 1996
UL http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/30/3/265.abstract
AB An elite level fencer sustained a penetrating wound to the upper arm after his opponent's blade broke. Standard care for a deep puncture wound was given but it was some time before the athlete presented symptoms of a pneumothorax, which was confirmed by radiograph. Although resolution of this case was unremarkable, the possibility of penetrating thoracic injury, even when the point of entry is well outside the thorax and the athlete is not immediately symptomatic, should be born in mind by medical personnel working with fencers.