BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Scalp swelling associated with cranial burst fracture, a widely diastatic skull fracture of infants associated with dural laceration and acute cerebral extrusion, may be confused with that of a simple subgaleal hematoma. Both conditions can also be associated with hemorrhagic shock. We sought to improve the early evaluation of infants believed to have sustained cranial bu...

the primary carcinoma may secondarily invade bone tissue through direct extensions, blood circulation or lymphatic transportation particulary when it is arising from breast, prostate, kidney, thyroid and lung. metastatics tumors of bone are more common than primary tumor of bone. the most common tumor, which metastasizes into bone, is the breast adenocarcinoma. some metastatic tumors of bone in...

In cross-sectional studies, skull circumference and leg length are often inversely associated with dementia prevalence (Prince et al., in press). Skull circumference and leg length are thought to remain stable across the adult life course, but the associations might yet be explained by reverse causality. Weight loss in dementia could lead to loss of subcutaneous scalp fat. Osteoporosis mainly a...

Submental tracheal intubation is a simple, quick and effective alternative to oral and nasal tracheal intubation or tracheostomy in the surgical management of selected patients with craniomaxillofacial injuries. It has a low morbidity and it does not impede the surgical field, allowing for temporary maxillo-mandibular fixation (jaw wiring) intra-operatively, and nasal assessment, manipulation a...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To examine the number and rates of head injuries occurring in the community as a whole for the team sports of ice hockey, soccer, and football by analyzing data from patients presenting to US emergency departments (EDs) from 1990 to 1999. DESIGN Retrospective analysis. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Data compiled for the US Consumer Product Safety Commission using the National Electr...

The authors present the case of a soldier wounded in Iraq with a gunshot wound to the skull exhibiting a characteristic keyhole fracture pattern on CT scan. Tangential gunshot wounds to the skull were termed “keyhole fractures” by Spitz in 1980 and the mechanics involved in the creation of the defect were later described by Dixon in 1982 (1,2). Keyhole fractures exhibit entrance and exit wound ...

AIMS To determine which radiological investigations should be performed and which children should be investigated. MATERIALS AND METHODS An all language literature search of original articles; from 1950-October 2005. Two reviewers independently reviewed each article. A third was carried out on disagreement. Each study was assessed using standardised data extraction, critical appraisal and evi...

Traumatic intractable epistaxis following fractures of the facial and base of skull rarely may be life-threatening. Common sites of injury are the internal carotid and maxillary artery. When conventional methods of arresting haemorrhage fail, the choices are then an open arterial ligation or superselective embolisation. This paper presents a patient with life-threatening epistaxis from a Le For...

Stapes fractures are usually seen in association with tympanic membrane rupture as a result of direct injury or with major skull trauma. However, barotrauma such as blowing the nose is a rare cause of stapes fractures. Furthermore, fracture of the posterior crus is extremely rare. To our knowledge, the combination of a perilymph fistula and acute mastoiditis has not been previously reported.. W...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the results of surgical treatment using pedicle screws going through C2 pedicles for fixating the spondylolisthesis of the axis in patients who presented pseudoarthrosis after clinical treatment, or who have no condition for fixation with "halo vest", due to serious head trauma. METHOD Ten patients have been operated from June 1998 to April 2002, nine suffering from trau...