Penetrating injuries to the orbit represent a small but very complicated portion of head injuries. Because of the close proximity to many vital structures, any penetrating orbital injury requires a multidisciplinary follow-up. Cases of penetrating injuries have flooded the literature, but no one has presented a systematic approach to the complications associated with these types of injuries. He...

Penetrating craniofacial traumas are rarely seen in childhood, but can lead to serious morbidities or mortality associated with the injuries of vital neurovascular structures.1 Penetrating craniofacial injuries in childhood are most commonly caused by knives and guns, or fragments of glass and metal.2,3 Penetrating injuries from screwdrivers and spear guns are rare among children and very few c...

objective: to evaluate the role of physical examination in decision making for exploring patients with penetrating zone ii neck injury. methods: this was a cross-sectional study being performed in a level i trauma center between 2006 and 2010. the present study reviewed the records of 150 patients with penetrating neck injuries. of 46 cases with zone ii deep platysma neck injuries, 3 patients d...

BACKGROUND The American College of Surgeons' Committee on Trauma's recent prehospital trauma life support recommendations against prehospital spine immobilization (PHSI) after penetrating trauma are based on a low incidence of unstable spine injuries after penetrating injuries. However, given the chronic and costly nature of devastating spine injuries, the cost-utility of PHSI is unclear. Our h...

BACKGROUND/AIM Nowadays, eye injuries are a leading cause of one-eye disease or blindness worldwide. The aim of this study was to comparatively analyze the frequency of endophthalmitis following war and peace eye injuries. METHODS All the patients went throught the detailed ophthalmologic examinations, prophylactic antibiotic treatment, and pars plana vitrectomies (VPP), or other required sur...

Media reports suggest that the number of assaults due to penetrating injuries (e.g.: knife attacks, glass assaults) have increased in Queensland in recent years. However, this remains conjecture, since there have been no attempts to evaluate trends in relation to penetrating injuries. The purpose of this report is to describe recent trends in penetrating injuries which resulted in a hospital in...