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Lower Extremity Injuries in Motor Vehicle Accidents

Lower Extremity Injuries in Motor Vehicle Accidents

The good news is that restraints in motor vehicles have become optimized so people have a lesser incidence of upper body damage. Little attention has…

Edward Smith
February 14, 2013
Posted In: Fractures Posted In: Vehicle Accidents
Head Trauma in Infants

Head Trauma in Infants

Head trauma accounts for more than 80 percent of death in children over the age of one year. In about 5 percent of situations, the…

Closed Head Injury and Maxillofacial Trauma

Closed Head Injury and Maxillofacial Trauma

In some cases, patients sustaining trauma to the head and neck area will have both closed head injuries and maxillofacial trauma. Of the two, closed…

Craniofacial Trauma in Children

Craniofacial Trauma in Children

Craniofacial trauma in children involves any injury to the face, upper jaw bone, or skull. It can include skeletal injury, skin injuries and injuries to…

Halo Sign Basilar Skull Fractures and Craniofacial Skull Fractures

Halo Sign Basilar Skull Fractures and Craniofacial Skull Fractures

Skull Fractures Some patients are relatively lucky, getting only a basilar skull fracture or a maxillofacial fracture. While these are complex and difficult to treat,…

Nasal Injuries

Nasal Injuries

Nasal injuries can occur in the context of violence, motor vehicle injuries, sports injuries and falls. There can be blunt trauma, lacerations, avulsions and fractures…

Management of Craniofacial Trauma

Management of Craniofacial Trauma

Maxillofacial and cranial trauma are common phenomena in severe motor vehicle accidents or falls from great height. There is a large variety of traumas that…

Blunt Trauma to Bowel

Blunt Trauma to Bowel

A medical study was done from 1978-1982 that looked at 196 patients who suffered blunt trauma to the colon, small bowel or mesentery. They were…

Dune Buggy Amputations

Dune Buggy Amputations

Dune buggy accidents are not an everyday occurrence primarily because few people ride them. However, among those that do, accidents are fairly common. The dune…

Amputations in Kids

Amputations in Kids

Among children, 60 percent of amputations are congenital in nature and 40 percent are acquired due to an injury. Most of these patients require some…

Finger Amputations in Children

Finger Amputations in Children

Approximately 300,000 injuries involving doors need treatment at an emergency room each year in the U.S. Most of the victims are children of preschool age…