Open AccessThe “weekend warrior”: Fact or fiction for major trauma?
Author(s) -
Derek J. Roberts,
JeanFrançois Ouellet,
Paul B. McBeth,
Andrew W. Kirkpatrick,
Elijah Dixon,
Chad G. Ball
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
canadian journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1488-2310
pISSN - 0008-428X
DOI - 10.1503/cjs.030812
Subject(s) - medicine , medical emergency
The "weekend warrior" engages in demanding recreational sporting activities on weekends despite minimal physical activity during the week. We sought to identify the incidence and injury patterns of major trauma from recreational sporting activities on weekends versus weekdays.
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