Rucksack Palsy
- 1 November 1975
- journal article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics
- Vol. 56 (5) , 822-824
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.56.5.822
Abstract
In recent years there has been an increase in the use of backpacks and rucksacks by nonmilitary ary personnel. An estimated 3 million individuals engage in hiking and mountain climbing, and countless others use these packs on campus. We report a case of brachial plexus injury sustained by an individual wearing such a pack. CASE REPORT A 15-year-old right-handed white boy was examined for pain in the left shoulder of two weeks' duration. The youngster had been well, but two weeks' before evaluation was on a hiking expedition. During this trip he wore a rucksack which when filled weighed 20.4 kg (Fig. 1).Keywords
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