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CASE REPORT
Open book injury secondary to doing the splits
  1. Kaltumi O Lawal1,
  2. Anthony D Clayson2,
  3. Charalambos Panayiotou Charalambous1
  1. 1Department of Orthopaedics, Blackpool Victoria Teaching Hospital, Blackpool, UK
  2. 2Department of Orthopaedics, North West Pelvic and Acetabular Surgery Unit, Wrightington Hospital, Wigan, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Kaltumi O Lawal, kol05{at}doctors.org.uk

Summary

Open book injury is usually a result of a high-energy force. We present such an injury sustained as a result of a fall while doing the splits. In our case, a successful outcome was achieved by non-surgical treatment, as the patient was haemodynamically stable.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2012-007870

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