A helpful mnemonic for remembering the complications of temporal bone fractures that may require early intervention is:
- CLONE
Mnemonic
- C: carotid artery injury
- L: leakage of CSF
- O: other intracranial complications, e.g. hematoma
- N: nerve injury leading to complete facial paralysis
- E: external auditory canal fracture (with significant displacement of bone fragments that threaten to cause a canal stenosis)