Characterizing neck injuries in the national football league: a descriptive epidemiology study [PDF]
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2023 Background Neck injury is a common and often debilitating injury among athletes participating in American football. Limited data exists regarding neck injuries among elite athletes in the National Football League (NFL).
Bobby Dow +5 more
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Outcomes of open neck injuries [PDF]
Journal of Trauma and Injury, 2022 Purpose The neck is a particularly critical region for penetrating injuries due to the close proximity of the trachea, esophagus, blood vessels, and the spinal cord. An open neck injury has the potential for serious morbidity and mortality.
Dongsub Noh, Jin Ho Choi
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Patterns of Head and Neck Injuries in Urban India: A Multicenter Study [PDF]
OTO Open, 2022 Objective The pattern of head and neck injuries has been well studied in high-income countries, but the data are limited in low- and middle-income countries, which are disproportionately affected by trauma.
Eric K. Kim +9 more
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An audit of surgical neck explorations for penetrating neck injuries in northwestern Nigeria: Experience from a teaching hospital [PDF]
Nigerian Journal of Surgery, 2021 Background: Penetrating neck injury is a major trauma mechanism present in about 5%–10% of trauma patients with an estimated mortality of 3%–10%. The management of these injuries is dependent on the anatomical level of injury.
Abdulrazak Ajiya +2 more
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Assessing the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on pediatric baseball and basketball-related craniofacial and neck injuries treated in United States emergency departments, 2003-2022. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBackgroundA large proportion of United States (U.S.) youth play basketball, baseball, softball, or T-ball. Each of the activities poses a documented risk of craniofacial and neck injuries.
R Constance Wiener, Eric W Lundstrom
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Concomitant body-wide trauma patterns in patients with head and neck injuries: a comparison based on the trauma register DGU® by the German trauma society and the dortmund maxillofacial trauma registry [PDF]
European Journal of Medical ResearchIntroduction Interdisciplinary trauma patients with multiple injuries require special attention from the first minute of care. This study aimed to determine the overall injury distribution in patients with head and neck injury (HNI) with respect to the ...
Ákos Bicsák +5 more
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Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of posttraumatic hospitalized patients with symptoms related to venous thromboembolism: a single-center retrospective study [PDF]
Journal of Trauma and Injury, 2022 Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiology of trauma inpatients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) symptoms diagnosed using computed tomographic angiography (CTA) in Korea.
Hyung Su Park +5 more
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Facing Facts: Facial Injuries from Stand-up Electric Scooters [PDF]
, 2020 Background Stand-up electric scooters (SES) are a popular public transportation method. Numerous safety concerns have arisen since their recent introduction.
Alwani, Mohamedkazim +7 more
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Penetrating Neck Injuries [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Surgery, 2002 Management of penetrating neck injuries is complicated by the anatomic high-density relationship between vascular, upper respiratory, digestive and neurological structures. Up to 30 % of the injuries involve multiple structures (1). Expeditious systematic assessment, decision-making and appropriate treatment is required to minimise catastrophic ...
S, Moeng, K, Boffard
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مجله كليه طب الكندي, 2020 Background: Penetrating neck injuries are common problem in our country due to increasing violence, terrorist bombing and military operations. These injuries are potentially life threating and need great attention and proper management.
Khalid D. Al-Assal +2 more
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