Neck injuries from skate blades in ice hockey: A report of three cases

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 352-354

  Vergis, A ^a   Rasanen T ^a   Hernefalk, L ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Death; Hemorrhage; Ice hockey; Injury; Neck protectors; Skate blade

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; NECK INJURY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SPORT; SPORT INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FATAL OUTCOME; HEMORRHAGE; HOCKEY; HUMANS; MALE; NECK INJURIES; PROTECTIVE DEVICES;

EID: 0030331482     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1996.tb00106.x     Document Type: Article

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