Introduction: We present the case of a patient with penetrating penile injury caused by splintering floorboards in a gymnasium.
Case Presentation: A 24-year-old man was brought to the emergency department of our hospital because of an unintentional penetrating penile injury sustained while playing volleyball at a gymnasium. He dove into the wooden floor to fly-receive the ball. When sliding with his abdomen on the floor, a wooden splinter from the floorboard stuck from the base of his penis to near the glans penis. The splinter was gently removed without bleeding under local anesthesia.
Conclusions: Splintering floorboards in gymnasiums can cause serious trauma, including penile injuries. Health-care workers and users of public facilities, such as gymnasiums, should be aware of the accident risk associated with wooden floors.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8255285 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/iju5.12290 | DOI Listing |
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