Items tagged “trauma”
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Mandibular fracture
Mandibular fractures are relatively common especially among young men. Although traditionally the mandible and base of skull are thought to form a complete bony ring, interrupted only by the TMJs. This should mean that the mandible should fracture in two places (akin to the bony pelvis) making s...
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Temporomandibular joint trauma
The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) can be affected by trauma in a number of ways:
condylar process fractures
temporomandibular joint dislocation
fracture of the mandibular fossa
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Stabbing of the skull with haemorrhage
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01 Mar 2009
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Extradural haematoma
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19 Apr 2009
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Gunshot wound to head
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24 Apr 2009
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Odontoid fracture
Odontoid process fracture, also known as a peg or dens fracture, occurs where there is a fracture through the odontoid process of C2.
Pathology
The mechanism of injury is variable, and can occur both during flexion or extension, and with or without compression 5.
Classification
There are two...
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5th metatarsal fracture
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19 Jun 2009
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Distal radial longitudinal fracture
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19 Jun 2009
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Distal radial and ulnar styloid fracture
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19 Jun 2009
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3rd metacarpal fracture
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19 Jun 2009
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5th metatarsal fracture
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29 Jun 2009
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Sternoclavicular joint injury
Sternoclavicular joint injuries are uncommon and can vary from a mild joint capsule sprain to serious dislocation. This article is focussed on sternoclavicular joint dislocations.
Epidemiology
Most cases result from indirect trauma 5, especially high-speed motor vehicle accidents. They can ra...
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Lipohaemarthrosis
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23 Aug 2009
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C6-7 fracture-dislocation
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26 Aug 2009
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Temporal bone fracture complications (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. haematoma
N: nerve injury leading to complete facial paralysis
E: ex...
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Raccoon eyes sign (base of skull fracture)
Raccoon eyes sign (or panda eyes in the UK and Ireland) refers to periorbital ecchymosis with sparing of the tarsal plate 3 and is a physical examination finding indicative of a base of skull fracture of the anterior cranial fossa.
However it is not pathognomonic for trauma, and there are sever...
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Cerebral contusions - bifrontal
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09 Sep 2009
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Perthes lesion
Perthes lesion of the shoulder is one of the types of anterior glenohumeral injury in which the anterior inferior labrum is torn and lifted from the edge of the glenoid 1 but still attached to the intact lifted periosteum from the anterior aspect of the glenoid. Although the labrum may be normal...
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Pulmonary contusion
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24 Sep 2009
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Posterior dislocation of the hip
Posterior dislocations of the hip, although uncommon, are the most common direction of dislocation for this joint, outnumbering anterior dislocations 9:1.
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It most frequently occurs in the setting of significant trauma, given a large amount of force required. The most common scenario ...
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