@article{ref1,
title="Fast-roping injuries among Army Rangers: a retrospective survey of an elite airborne battalion",
journal="Military medicine",
year="1995",
author="Kragh, J. F. and Taylor, D. C.",
volume="160",
number="6",
pages="277-279",
abstract="Fast-roping is a modified rappelling technique used by civilian and military special operations forces that frequently produces injuries. Highly classified until recently, fast-roping is poorly understood from a medical perspective. This paper presents a brief description of fast-roping and a retrospective survey of the types of fast-roping injuries sustained in a U.S. Army Ranger battalion. Injuries are similar to parachute landing fall injuries, but show a greater propensity for ankle injuries (30% of all injuries). The mechanisms of injury include landing injuries after a controlled descent and falls from a great height when an individual loses control of the rope.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0026-4075",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}