Temporal bone fracture complications (mnemonic)

Last revised by Owen Kang on 26 Apr 2020

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Citation:

Wahba M, Kang O, Bell D, et al. Temporal bone fracture complications (mnemonic). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 18 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-6934

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-6934

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/6934

rID:

6934

Article created:

28 Aug 2009, Mohammed Wahba

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Mohammed Wahba had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

26 Apr 2020, Owen Kang

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Owen Kang had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

7 times, by 7 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Head & Neck, Trauma

Sections:

Mnemonics

Tags:

trauma

Synonyms:

CLONE
Complications of temporal bone fracture (mnemonic)

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)