The authors described their experience with the use of prophylactic antibiotics in children with compound depressed skull fractures. The analysis of the results of the treatment of patients with or without systemic antibiotics and with or without the replacement of the bone fragments showed no difference in the infection rate, any one was the method used.

Growing skull fracture is a rare complication of head injury in which 90% of the cases occur among children less than 3 years old. Only two cases have been reported in the adult population [1, 2]. We report a rounded lytic skull defect in a 75-year-old man that was surgically and pathologically determined to be a growing skull fracture despite a deceptive radiologic appearance simulating a lyti...

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We report a four year old boy who was detected to have an occipital intradiploic pseudomeningocele three years following a traumatic skull fracture, and which was managed by ventriculo-peritoneal shunt placement. Traumatic intradiploic pseudomeningoceles behave differently from traditional growing skull fractures and may require individualized management decisions.

Head injuries are the most serious injuries in the term of morbidity and mortality. This study was conducted in Government Medical College mortuary among the 200 post mortem cases of road traffic accident victims over the period of one year from 1st October 2014 to 30th September 2015. All the cases coming during the study period were included in the study. The objective is to find out pattern ...

DISCLOSURES: The authors declare neither financial support, sponsorship nor conflict of interest. ABSTRACT Background: Petrous bone trauma is the sequel of blunt head injury and can have life threatening complications resulting in immediate mortality. Early detection and good knowledge of the Computed Tomography (CT) findings ensure prompt treatment of both fractures and complications. Objectiv...

INTRODUCTION  Severe Epistaxis is common in patients with head trauma, especially when associated with multiple fractures of the face and skull base. Several methods of controlling bleeding that can be imposed. The anterior nasal tapenade associated with posterior Foley catheter is one of the most widespread, and the universal availability of necessary materials or their apparent ease of execut...

It is a routine protocol to examine the soft tissues, cartilage and bone tissues of neck during post-mortem examinations performed in cases hanging-related deaths. Fractures hyoid thyroid cartilage, as well bleeding ecchymoses around first fracture are practically great importance establishing case live hanging. The styloid process thin at base skull that extends downward, medially, anteriorly ...