THE CAMEL JOCKEYS TIBIAL FRACTURE

An isolated fracture of the middle and lower third of the tibia occurr ed with marked regularity in a large number of camel-racing jockeys. T he mechanism of this fracture was analysed. It was concluded that the compression-rotation of the leg below the knee between the trunks of a djacent racing camels produced this injury, but the sparing of the fib ula could not be explained. Simple measures are described such that th e incidence of these and other injuries sustained by the jockeys can b e markedly reduced.