Kite Skier's Toe: An Unusual Case of Frostbite

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Kite Skier's Toe: An Unusual Case of Frostbite Katie White Russell, MD, Chris H. Imray, PhD, FRCS, FRCP, MBBS, Scott E. McIntosh, MD, MPH, Rachel Anderson, MBChB, Deirdre Galbraith, MBChB, BSc(Hons), MRCGP, Sean T. Hudson, MBBS, MSc, MRCGP, Amalia L. Cochran, MD Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 24, Issue 2, Pages 136-140 (June 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2012.11.013 Copyright © 2013 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Kite skiing in Antarctica. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2013 24, 136-140DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2012.11.013) Copyright © 2013 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Route taken by kite skiers on the Antarctica 2011–2012 Legacy Transcontinental Expedition. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2013 24, 136-140DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2012.11.013) Copyright © 2013 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Initial photograph on day 38 (December 12, 2011) of the expedition. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2013 24, 136-140DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2012.11.013) Copyright © 2013 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 4 Toes of the subject on day 46 (December 20, 2011) of the expedition. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2013 24, 136-140DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2012.11.013) Copyright © 2013 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 5 Toes of the subject on day 69 (January 12, 2012) of the expedition. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2013 24, 136-140DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2012.11.013) Copyright © 2013 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 6 Toes of the subject after return to home (February 9, 2012). Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2013 24, 136-140DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2012.11.013) Copyright © 2013 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 7 Toes of the subject after further recovery (April 28, 2012). Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2013 24, 136-140DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2012.11.013) Copyright © 2013 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 8 Schematic diagram of kite skiing and toe pressure. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2013 24, 136-140DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2012.11.013) Copyright © 2013 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions