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NCBI ROFL: Zip-related genital injury.

Discover the shocking statistics of zip-related genital injury and learn about the incidence of injuries from trouser zips.

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I know you're dying to know: how common is it to get your junk stuck in a zipper? Does it really only happen to men, or are women affected by this calamity as well? Apparently, it's horrifyingly more common than you might think; fortunately, there are several ways to get it unstuck.

Zip-related genital injury. "OBJECTIVE:To describe the epidemiology of genital injuries caused by trouser zips and to educate both consumers and the caregivers of patients who sustain such injuries. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, a dataset validated to provide a probability sample of patients who present to emergency departments (EDs) in the USA with injuries, was analysed to characterize zip-related genital injuries occurring between 2002 and 2010. A total of 523 cases were analysed to obtain national estimates. RESULTS:Between 2002 and 2010, an estimated 17,616 patients presented to US EDs with trouser zip injuries to the ...

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