Stab wounds to the neck can be potentially lethal. They are often associated with vascular injury of the carotid artery and jugular vein. Injury of the vertebral artery is rarely seen. The injury can vary from severe bleeding after transection with hemorrhage into the surrounding soft tissues of the neck to dissection and separation of the intimal lining from the subjacent media of an artery an...

BACKGROUND The neck region contains a high density of vital organ structures within a relatively small and unprotected anatomic region, making it one of the most vulnerable areas of the body for all types of injuries. OBJECTIVES In this article, we studied penetrating neck trauma cases in Alzahra Hospital over a 10-year period. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this retrospective, descriptive, analyt...

We report a patient who had headache and neck pain after whiplash injury and subsequently developed cerebellar infarction due to vertebral artery dissection. This patient's pain was out of proportion to his apparent injury and it was a clue to the final diagnosis. Gross motor examination for cord injury may not be adequate for patients with minor neck trauma. Detailed cranial nerve and cerebell...

Fractures of the lateral process talus have been associated with snowboarding, so much that they earned nickname “snowboarder’s ankle”; these typically occur relatively low-energy injuries when compared fractures talar head, neck, and body. We observed snowboarding portends a higher risk skiing can include energy injury patterns. This study describes series body caused by their treatment, outco...

STUDY DESIGN A two-group design with repeated measures. OBJECTIVES To determine if there is loss of the ability to reproduce target position of the cervical spine individuals who have sustained a whiplash injury. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA The ability to sense position is a prerequisite for functional movement. Injury may have a deleterious effect on this ability, resulting in inaccurate po...

Tracheal injuries, following blunt neck trauma, are life-threatening surgical emergencies with high risk of mortality. A index suspicion is necessary to avoid missing an occult injury because delays in diagnosis and definitive treatment associated poorer outcomes. We, herein, report a case 28-year man who presented Emergency Department 15 days after trauma from accident involving electric cable...

OBJECTIVE To examine the number and rate of neck injuries in the community as a whole for ice hockey, soccer, and American football by analysing data from patients presenting to emergency departments in the United States from 1990 to 1999. METHODS Data compiled for the US Consumer Product Safety Commission were used to generate estimates for the total number of neck injuries and the more spec...

BACKGROUND Overgrowth after pediatric femoral shaft fractures is well documented; however, overgrowth of the femoral neck after hip fractures has not been especially reported previously. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence and characteristics of femoral neck overgrowth after hip fractures in children. METHODS From January 1990 to December 2012, there were 30 consecutive pa...

In nature, several seabirds (e.g., gannets and boobies) dive into water at up to 24 m/s as a hunting mechanism; furthermore, gannets and boobies have a slender neck, which is potentially the weakest part of the body under compression during high-speed impact. In this work, we investigate the stability of the bird's neck during plunge-diving by understanding the interaction between the fluid for...

A knowledge of neck strength is important for developing conditioning protocols and for evaluating the relationship between neck strength and head and neck injury, but very few studies have examined neck strength in relationship to athletic participation. The purpose of this study was to quantify isometric neck strength in collegiate and high school athletes. We hypothesized that (a) male athle...