PURPOSE To evaluate the characteristics of bicyclespoke injuries in a suburban Indian population. METHODS 30 male and 11 female children aged 4 to 12 (mean, 6) years with bicycle-spoke injuries were prospectively studied. Data collected included patient age, gender, position at the time of injury, site, type, and characteristics of the injury. According to the Oestern and Tscherne classificat...

BACKGROUND Explosion injuries to the upper extremity have specific clinical characteristics that differ from injuries due to other mechanisms. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the upper extremity injury pattern of attacks on civilian targets, comparing bomb explosion injuries to gunshot injuries and their functional recovery using standard outcome measures. METHODS Of 157 patients admitted to the hos...

Objective Define the number and type of facial and penetrating neck injuries sustained in combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan from 2011 to 2016. Compare recent injury trends to prior years of modern conflict. Study Design Case series with chart review. Setting Tertiary care hospital. Methods The Joint Theater Trauma Registry (JTTR) was queried for facial and neck injuries from Iraq and Af...

OBJECTIVE Knowledge of injuries of earthquake victims is important to plan relief efforts. This cross-sectional study was conducted following the 08 October 2005 earthquake in Northern Pakistan to determine the pattern of injuries sustained and their relationship with age and gender in order to identify the medical needs in an earthquake-affected zone. METHODS The study was conducted between ...

UNLABELLED Age-based differences in fall type and neuroanatomy in infants and toddlers may affect clinical presentations and injury patterns. OBJECTIVE Our goal is to understand the influence of fall type and age on injuries to help guide clinical evaluation. DESIGN/SETTING/PARTICIPANTS Retrospectively, 285 children 0-48 months with accidental head injury from a fall and brain imaging betwe...

Floods and tsunamis cause few severe injuries, but those injuries can overwhelm local areas, depending on the magnitude of the disaster. Most injuries are extremity fractures, lacerations, and sprains. Because of the mechanism of soft tissue and bone injuries, infection is a significant risk. Aspiration pneumonias are also associated with tsunamis. Appropriate precautionary interventions preven...

INTRODUCTION One of the most devastating complications of deep burn injuries to the hand and finger is the exposure of joint, tendon, and neurovascular structures. The inevitable consequence of such injuries is severe deformity, often requiring joint fusions and digital amputations. Complicating this scenario is the anatomic limitation of few local and reliable soft tissue flaps available for t...

BACKGROUND Many studies have recently noted a shift in the causative mechanism of facial injuries away from traffic accident to assaults. AIMS Our study aimed to investigate patterns of facial injuries in trauma patients during 13 months study of trauma patients in six general hospitals in Tehran. MATERIAL AND METHODS Trauma patients who were hospitalized for more than 24 hours and had sust...

OBJECTIVE The aims of this study were: (i) to determine whether the severity of post-hemiplegic shoulder subluxation in stroke patients correlates with soft-tissue injury; and (ii) to determine the shoulder subluxation measurement cut-off points that are indications for further ultrasound examination for soft-tissue injuries in these patients. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. PATIENTS A total ...

OBJECTIVES To examine the pattern and severity of injuries sustained by children following micro-scooter (MS) accidents, and to document the extent of use of protective clothing in these accidents. METHODS Prospective data collection on all children with MS related accidents from January to June 2001. Demographic data were collected, including the mechanism of injury, place of accident, use o...