TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - A modern "nightstick fracture" induced by contemporary ballistics during the George Floyd protests
JO  - Curēus
A1  - Passias, Braden J.
A1  - Taylor, Benjamin C.
A1  - Myers, Devon
A1  - Casey, John
SP  - e13530
EP  - e13530
VL  - 13
IS  - 2
N2  - 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 "nightstick fracture," 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 2168-8184
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.13530
ID  - ref1
ER  -