TY  - JOUR
T1  - RUcksack paralysis
AU  - Daube JR
Y1  - 1969/06/30
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1969.03160130031007
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 2447
EP  - 2452
VL  - 208
IS  - 13
N2  - Seventeen patients suffered damage to the upper trunk of the brachial plexus as a result of wearing a heavy backpack, or rucksack. Impairment was predominantly motor and sensory on the left side with minimal pain. The patients were normal, healthy young men, except two who had underlying bony deformities. Disability was often severe and recovery prolonged. Improved rucksack design, limits on the amount of weight carried in the rucksack, and medical and paramedical personnel familiar with the disorder could reduce the frequency and severity of this injury.
SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1969.03160130031007
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1969.03160130031007
ER  -