This article reviews aspects of management of traumatic brain and spinal cord injury. A discussion of management of intracranial pressure after traumatic brain injury is followed by a discourse on cerebrovascular trauma and pediatric injuries. Specific management methods are discussed, including medical and surgical management in intracranial hypertension. A special attempt is made to include t...

INTRODUCTION Rapid diagnosis of traumatic intrathoracic injuries leads to improvement in patient management. This study was designed to evaluate the diagnostic value of chest radiography (CXR) in comparison to chest computed tomography (CT) scan in diagnosis of traumatic intrathoracic injuries. METHODS Participants of this prospective diagnostic accuracy study included multiple trauma patient...

INTRODUCTION Though isolated traumatic extensor pollicislongus rupture and ulnar collateral ligament rupture of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb are well known injuries, it is rare to have simultaneous bilateral thumb injuries from a single traumatic event. In this article, we report simultaneous bilateral traumatic thumb injury with extensor pollicislongus tendon rupture on one side ...

Aim: To analyze the prevalence of type dental traumatic injuries in young children Lahore, Pakistan. Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at a Co-Education school named Ali Public School Raiwind over period one month. The sample total 280 students were used this study. data for all collected on injuries, age and gender. This analyzed using SPSS version 23.0. Results: most f...

BACKGROUND Strategies for prevention of eye injuries require knowledge of the cause of the injuries. This study was done to determine the patient characteristics, the cause of injury, and where cases of traumatic hyphaema that necessitated admission to a tertiary hospital occurred. This may enable an appropriate intervention in the prevention of such injuries. METHODS Retrospective case analy...

It is well known by specialists and others that traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the main cause of death in young people under 40 years old and, at the same time, represents the cause of approximately two-thirds of post-traumatic deaths. Data from the World Health Organization show that 11,5 million Europeans who have survived traumatic brain injuries currently present physical disabilities or c...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To measure the prevalence of anterior teeth trauma in 9- to 14-year-old schoolchildren and their association with predisposing factors, such as lip competence, molar relationship, overjet, and variables, such as age, gender, and cause of trauma. MATERIALS AND METHODS Epidemiological cross-sectional study was carried out among 3,012 schoolchildren aged 9 to 14 years in Navi...