World Cup Brazil 2014 / Weltmeisterschaft Brasilien

[The Beast of Bevendean]

Talking to the orthopaedic surgeons at work, they tell me that human bite injuries make up a significant part of their case load. The human bite is dirtier than most animal bites and polymicrobial – with potentially at least 42 species of bacteria present. There's a high incidence of complications such as septic arthritis, stiffness and even amputation.
That said, they say they don't see shoulder bites, which must surely now become known as the Suarez bite, that often. The most common one is the so-called 'fight bite' in which the hand of one combatant is injured by the teeth of his (60-80% of these occur in men) opponent.