@article{ref1,
title="A modern "nightstick fracture" induced by contemporary ballistics during the George Floyd protests",
journal="Curēus",
year="2021",
author="Passias, Braden J. and Taylor, Benjamin C. and Myers, Devon and Casey, John",
volume="13",
number="2",
pages="e13530-e13530",
abstract="A 28-year-old male presented to the emergency department with an isolated ulnar shaft fracture secondary to a ballistic injury with a wooden pellet gun. This injury is also known as a &quot;nightstick fracture,&quot; which is a common eponym in orthopedic surgery used to describe a fracture of the ulnar shaft. The eponym gained its title for the injury commonly seen when in a defensive position while being attacked with a wooden club. It is widely accepted that this infamous injury was popularized in the 1960s as a sequela of the many race-related riots across the United States. This case details how the nightstick fracture is still prevalent as a result of political protesting today, despite modern-day methods of non-lethal riot control.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2168-8184",
doi="10.7759/cureus.13530",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.13530"
}