SPORTS-RELATED PNEUMOTHORAX

Authors
PARTRIDGE RA COLEY A BOWIE R WOOLARD RH
Citation
Ra. Partridge et al., SPORTS-RELATED PNEUMOTHORAX, Annals of emergency medicine, 30(4), 1997, pp. 539-541
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
Journal title
Annals of emergency medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
01960644
Volume
30
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
539 - 541
Database
ISI
SICI code
0196-0644(1997)30:4<539:SP>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum are rare complications of athletic activity. Spontaneous pneumothorax has been reported in association wi th several sports, but reports of pneumothorax associated with blunt t rauma sustained during sporting activity are rare. We present a case s eries of patients in whom pneumothorax or pneumomediastinum developed as a result of blunt trauma sustained during participation in a contac t sport.