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Case Reports
. 2003 Dec;37(6):537-9.
doi: 10.1136/bjsm.37.6.537.

Surfer wipe out by predator fish

G M M J Kerkhoffs  1 , J W op den Akker, E R Hammacher
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Surfer wipe out by predator fish

G M M J Kerkhoffs et al. Br J Sports Med. 2003 Dec.

Abstract

Needlefish injuries, commonly reported in the Indo-Pacific region, have not been previously reported along the European coastlines. This case report describes a penetrating injury to the heel of a professional surfer during competition off the Portuguese coast. Diagnostic as well as therapeutic recommendations are made.

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