Citation

Kaneko T, Sakamoto A, Yoshida T, Yanagida K, Yoshimura I, Hagiwara K, Kimura M, Yamada Y, Nakagawa T. IJU Case Rep. 2021; 4(4): 221-223.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/iju5.12290

PMID

34258532

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: We present the case of a patient with penetrating penile injury caused by splintering floorboards in a gymnasium. CASE PRESENTATION: A 24-year-old man was brought to the emergency department of our hospital because of an unintentional penetrating penile injury sustained while playing volleyball at a gymnasium. He dove into the wooden floor to fly-receive the ball. When sliding with his abdomen on the floor, a wooden splinter from the floorboard stuck from the base of his penis to near the glans penis. The splinter was gently removed without bleeding under local anesthesia.

CONCLUSIONS: Splintering floorboards in gymnasiums can cause serious trauma, including penile injuries. Health-care workers and users of public facilities, such as gymnasiums, should be aware of the accident risk associated with wooden floors.

Language: en

Keywords

wounds and injuries; fitness centers; genitalia; penetrating; penis