Injury recidivism among trauma patients may be related to an individual pattern of high risk behaviors. The extent to which an injury episode modifies this behavior pattern is unknown. A self report, voluntary, anonymous, cross sectional survey was administered to motorcycle and all-terrain vehicle (ATV) riders at a popular recreation site. Data included demographics, injury history, and curren...

Abstract Introduction Double injury patterns in the form of Monteggia or Galeazzi fracture dislocation represent a spectrum of forearm injuries which are severe and usually necessitate operative intervention. Association of ulnar dislocation with proximal radioulnar disruption with fracture of the radial shaft, without dislocation of radiohumeral joint, represents a rare and unusual double inju...

The objectives of this study were to estimate the incidence and describe the pattern and severity of training injuries in taekwondo, and to compare pattern and severity of training injuries with competition injuries. One hundred and fifty-two active Australian amateur taekwondo athletes, aged 12 years or over, completed an online survey comprising questions on training exposure and injury histo...

Background: Abdominal stab injury is a type of penetrating abdominal injury. The management may be operative or non-operative. Objectives: To determine the pattern, treatment options and outcome in injuries. Methods: This was retrospective study carried out over 4 years between January 2014 December 2017, at University Benin Teaching Hospital, City, Nigeria. Patients aged 18 above formed popula...

Background: Skull fractures are very serious type of trauma occurring in 15% severe head injuries, and there is a consistent association between the presence cranial fracture higher incidence intracranial lesions, neurological deficit, poor outcome. Objectives were to study various patterns skull associated injuries. Methods: A prospective case series 50 patients with due injury was selected fr...