BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study is to research the type of lesions to the hand and fingers in the sport of surfing. METHODS: All surfing related @entity5883 reported to our hospital between January 2008 and September 2015 were analyzed. RESULTS: Thirty-seven @entity1 files held a clear description of a @entity130 related to the surf sport. We found three finger sprains, five wounds needing suture, including one @entity66 and one ring finger with flexor @entity1796 , three fingertip amputations and twenty-six digital @entity174 . The @entity174 type was similar in twenty-one @entity1 : an open extra-articular transverse @entity174 of the distal phalanx. Thirty-one injuries were caused by the surf leash. CONCLUSIONS: From this case series we can conclude that surfing may lead to significant @entity130 to the fingers, mainly due to the leash. This can be caused by grasping the leash while it snaps to tension, which may lead to hyper flexion of the distal phalanx, resulting in a typical trans-phalangeal @entity174 . Also, when the leash is wrapped around a finger or grasped near the attachment of the leash to the board, ring @entity155 -like @entity130 may occur, leading to open @entity174 or (partial) amputations. Recognizing that surf leash @entity130 causes a particular type of @entity174 to the distal phalanx, may lead to better education of surfers and the development of safer surfing equipment.

Finger XXXX Due to Surfing; A Case Series and Analysis of Fracture Patterns.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity5883 :: ('MESH:D006230', 'Disease') :: ['hand injuries'] @entity66 :: ('MESH:D004194', 'Disease') :: ['digital nerve lesion'] @entity174 :: ('MESH:D050723', 'Disease') :: ['fractures', 'fracture'] @entity1796 :: ('MESH:D013708', 'Disease') :: ['tendon injury'] @entity155 :: ('MESH:D014084', 'Disease') :: ['avulsion'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['trauma']
@entity130 :: (MESH:D014947,Disease) :: ['Trauma']
