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Hot-air ballooning injuries

Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of New Mexico Medical Center

Edward R. Sweetser, MD

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lovelace Medical Center

Robert W. Benson, MD

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of New Mexico Medical Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico

The sport of hot-air ballooning is generally safe, but does place its participants in certain unique circumstances which may predispose them to injury. Fractures of the ankle and compression fractures of the lumbar spine are among the most common skeletal injuries that require ortho paedic care. Attention to basket design, proper education of the passenger, and careful consid eration of terrain and prevailing weather condi tions may help make ballooning a safer sport.

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