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Fairway to fractures: Income inequality and violent crime as the driving factors for golf club-related assaults - a case series of 21 compound skull fractures.

2024Open accessStellenbosch University

Abstract

This study highlights the potential dangers of golf clubs as a weapon of interpersonal assault, and the need for prompt and appropriate management of compound skull fractures to reduce the risk of complications.

Research topics

Sports injuries and prevention
Gun Ownership and Violence Research

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DOI: 10.7196/samj.2024.v114i11.2268

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