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Depressed skull fracture and epidural hematoma resulted from pin-type head holder for craniotomy in children

open access: yesJournal of Medical Sciences, 2014
A head fixation device with pins is commonly used for immobilization of the patient′s head during craniotomy. The safety of head fixation devices in children has been discussed rarely in the literature.
Te Fu Chen   +2 more
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Correlation between acute phase head injury to cyclists and consciousness disturbance: a case study in reconstruction of single-cyclist accident

open access: yesJournal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering, 2019
This study first examined the correlation between types of acute phase head injuries to cyclists and consciousness disturbance by using data from patients at the emergency room of Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital in Japan.
Shoko OIKAWA   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Simultaneous Debridement and Titanium Mesh Reconstruction in Patients with Compound Depressed Skull Fracture: A Retrospective Descriptive Study [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Introduction: Around 6% of head injuries are compound skull fractures. Not all compound fractures require surgical intervention; however, some fractures pose surgical challenges due to their location and the extension of fracture segments to adjacent ...
Srikant Das   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Meningite bacteriana pós-traumática em idade pediátrica: análise de onze anos.

open access: yesActa Médica Portuguesa, 2011
Traumatic brain injury is a frequent reason for admission at pediatric emergency services. In severe cases, with basilar skull fracture, bacterial meningitis is a serious and potentially fatal complication to be considered.To describe clinical and ...
Sara Figueiredo Santos   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biomechanics of Frontal Skull Fracture

open access: yesJournal of Neurotrauma, 2007
The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether an energy failure level applies to the skull fracture mechanics in unembalmed post-mortem human heads under dynamic frontal loading conditions. A double-pendulum model was used to conduct frontal impact tests on specimens from 18 unembalmed post-mortem human subjects.
Delye, Hans   +7 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Outcome of surgically treated non-missile traumatic depressed skull fracture

open access: yesNigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2014
Aims and objective: To determine the functional outcome and infection rate in patients who were surgically treated for non-missile traumatic depressed skull fractures.
MON Nnadi, O B Bankole, S O Arigbabu
doaj  

Early middle meningeal artery embolization for small acute epidural hematomas: a clinical study from a single center

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology
ObjectiveSmall acute epidural hematomas (EDHs) are generally managed conservatively; however, in certain instances, they may necessitate surgical evacuation owing to delayed hematoma expansion.
Wei Wang   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anterior Skull Base Fractures Treated with Surgical Correction: Factors Associated with Development of Infection

open access: yesTrauma Care
Objective: Traumatic anterior skull base fractures can be associated with significant morbidity and are managed based on the method of injury, presence of cerebrospinal leak, clinical stability and other factors.
Laura Zima   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Head injury mechanisms of the occupant under high-speed train rear-end collision

open access: yesTheoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters
To improve the passive safety of high-speed trains, it is very important to understand the mechanism of head injury in high-speed train collisions.
Zhenhao Yu, Lin Jing
doaj   +1 more source

Elevated Skull Fracture

open access: yesIndian Journal of Neurotrauma, 2007
Nitin Garg, B Indira Devi, Praful Maste
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