Child abuse is a common problem seen by practicing physicians. To further define the incidence and the type of head and neck injury in children referred for evaluation of child abuse, a 5-year retrospective study of 4340 patients was undertaken. Of these patients, 2950 (68%) were victims of sexual abuse, while 1390 (32%) were victims of physical abuse. Forty-nine percent of patients abused phys...

OBJECTIVE To examine factors associated with tackles in rugby union and to assess their impact on the risk of injury. DESIGN Two-season (2003/2004 and 2005/2006) prospective cohort design with video analysis. SETTING 13 English Premiership clubs. PARTICIPANTS 645 players. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE RR (95% CI) calculated by comparing the frequency of occurrence of risk factors in a cohort of ...

Cases Two patients with cerebral infarction following head and neck injury who showed a lucid interval are presented. Outcome A 70-year-old male showed infarctions in the cerebellum bilaterally and the right hypothalamus on the sixth day after an injury with no fracture of the cervical spine, and bilateral dissection of the vertebral arteries was diagnosed. A 74-year-old male showed infarctio...

A 44-year-old man reported acute neck pain, hyperalgesia, and mild paraplegia caused by a wire-penetrating injury of the neck and was hospitalized. The foreign body was located at the C6 level. Pre- and postoperative physical examination and imaging studies were performed to assess the degree of injury. Emergent surgery was performed 30 minutes after admission to prevent the patient from potent...

Whiplash injury is the most common motor vehicle injury, yet it is also one of the most poorly understood. Here we examine the evidence supporting an organic basis for acute and chronic whiplash injuries and review the anatomical sites within the neck that are potentially injured during these collisions. For each proposed anatomical site--facet joints, spinal ligaments, intervertebral discs, ve...

Acute laryngeal injury is a rare, potentially lethal injury. It often poses difficulty in airway management. Commonly described are external laryngeal or blunt injuries. We report a case of penetrating neck injury resulting in complete transection of cricoid cartilage. A lady presented with a large, deep slash wound in her neck from a knife injury. There was complete laryngotracheal separation....

Objective: Femur is the strongest, longest and heaviest bone in the human body. Due to the great importance of femur in human body, its injury may cause large numbers of disabilities and mortality. Considering various effective parameters such as mechanical properties, geometry, loading configuration, etc. can propel the study to the trustable results.. Methods: A 3D finite element model of the...

BACKGROUND Reports from the U.S. suggest increases in the proportion and rate of head and neck injuries in skiers and snowboarders. It is important to determine if the same is true in Canada. METHODS Skiers and snowboarders (< 18 years) presenting to 16 selected emergency departments from 1991 to 1999 were assigned one body region of injury in the following order: i) brain and spine-spinal co...