Contemporary Outcomes and Patterns of Injury Associated With Parachuting Accidents

DISCUSSION: Although the 30-day mortality rate for patient who presented to our trauma center is low, it can bear significant risks including major injury. The most common injuries were lower extremity and spinal in origin with a third of patients overall requiring at least one operation.PMID:38661105 | DOI:10.1177/00031348241248809

Source: The American Surgeon - April 25, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Ramsey S Elsayed Avian Pham Nikilish Chitibomma Macey Yates Kaylene Barrera Marvin J Atchison Titio F Gorski Source Type: research