TY - JOUR PY - 1981// TI - Mechanical bull injuries: the empty saddle syndrome JO - Annals of emergency medicine A1 - ten Eyck, R. P. A1 - Longmire, A. W. SP - 582 EP - 584 VL - 10 IS - 11 N2 - We reviewed the cases of 30 patients presenting to the emergency department over a four-month period with a total of 31 injuries suffered while riding a mechanical bull. The majority of injuries were sprains and contusions. The most severe injuries included seven fractures, one dislocation, and one fracture-dislocation. Three patients required hospitalization, including one with a compression fracture of C7. The majority (74%) of injuries involved the upper extremities.

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