Radius fracture from an electrical injury involving an electric guitar.

South Med J

Department of Emergency Medicine, East Tennessee Children's Hospital, Knoxville, TN 37901, USA.

Published: March 2010

Electrical injury ranges widely from simple shock and mild burns to more extensive superficial injury, internal injury, and mortality. Bony fracture from electrically-induced tetanic muscle contraction is a rare but recognized injury. We report the case of a 14-year-old boy who suffered a minor burn and radius fracture related to an electrical injury involving his electric guitar. An interesting pattern is emerging from available case reports of similar injuries.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181ce0e8fDOI Listing

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