Biomaterial Database

Fractures in women lacrosse players: preventable injuries. 1987

N E Mayer, and J G Kenney, and R C Edlich, and R F Edlich

Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville 22908.

Women field-lacrosse players, except the goalkeeper, do not wear protective equipment and are therefore susceptible to bony injuries by either the lacrosse stick or ball. The purpose of this article is to document one case of a finger fracture and another of a nasal fracture caused by an impact injury from lacrosse sticks in women field-lacrosse players. The Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that 73.6% of the fractures in women field-lacrosse players that occur annually are located in the head, face, hand, or fingers. These injuries could be easily prevented by protective equipment (face mask or helmet) or gloves.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009295	Nasal Bone	Either one of the two small elongated rectangular bones that together form the bridge of the nose.	Nasal Bones,Bone, Nasal,Bones, Nasal
D011482	Protective Devices	Devices designed to provide protection against injury.	Safety Devices,Device, Protective,Device, Safety,Devices, Protective,Devices, Safety,Protective Device,Safety Device
D011859	Radiography	Examination of any part of the body for diagnostic purposes by means of X-RAYS or GAMMA RAYS, recording the image on a sensitized surface (such as photographic film).	Radiology, Diagnostic X-Ray,Roentgenography,X-Ray, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X-Ray,Diagnostic X-Ray Radiology,X-Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X Ray,Diagnostic X Ray Radiology,Diagnostic X-Rays,Radiology, Diagnostic X Ray,X Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,X Ray, Diagnostic,X-Rays, Diagnostic
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D001265	Athletic Injuries	Injuries incurred during participation in competitive or non-competitive sports.	Sports Injuries,Injuries, Athletic,Injuries, Sports,Athletic Injury,Injury, Athletic,Injury, Sports,Sports Injury
D012887	Skull Fractures	Fractures of the skull which may result from penetrating or nonpenetrating head injuries or rarely BONE DISEASES (see also FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS). Skull fractures may be classified by location (e.g., SKULL FRACTURE, BASILAR), radiographic appearance (e.g., linear), or based upon cranial integrity (e.g., SKULL FRACTURE, DEPRESSED).	Linear Skull Fracture,Skull Fracture, Linear,Skull Fracture, Non-Depressed,Non-Depressed Skull Fracture,Fracture, Non-Depressed Skull,Fracture, Skull,Fractures, Linear Skull,Fractures, Non-Depressed Skull,Fractures, Skull,Linear Skull Fractures,Non Depressed Skull Fracture,Non-Depressed Skull Fractures,Skull Fracture,Skull Fracture, Non Depressed,Skull Fractures, Linear,Skull Fractures, Non-Depressed
D013933	Thumb	The first digit on the radial side of the hand which in humans lies opposite the other four.	Thumbs