Citation

Ryan JM. Br. J. Sports Med. 1999; 33(3): 155-160.

Affiliation

Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, United Kingdom.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10378066

PMCID

PMC1756172

Abstract

Serious abdominal injuries resulting from sport are rare. The potential for misdiagnosis is significant and the consequences may be serious. Patients with abdominal pain should be taken very seriously and investigated with appropriate diagnostic equipment. Sporting bodies have a responsibility to address safety within a particular sport and to change the rules where necessary as injury patterns are identified.

Language: en