Abstract
Two cases of severe spinal cord injuries to professional horse-racing jockeys are presented. There is only one comprehensive study conducted to ascertain the nature and incidence of injuries in the literature. The pathomechanism and surgical therapy of vertebral trauma in jockeys was analysed.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Accidental Falls*
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Adult
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Animals
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Athletic Injuries* / physiopathology
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Athletic Injuries* / surgery
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Biomechanical Phenomena
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Contusions
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Follow-Up Studies
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Fracture Fixation, Internal / methods
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Horses*
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Humans
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Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
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Lung Injury
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Multiple Trauma*
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Pancreas / injuries
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Spinal Fractures* / diagnosis
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Spinal Fractures* / surgery
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Thoracic Vertebrae / injuries*
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Time Factors
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed