minor trauma to the head is common in childhood and does not require any medical or surgical treatment. nevertheless, head injury in infancy and childhood is the single most common cause of death and permanent disability. measurable deficits occur even after mild to moderate head injury but are markedly greater after severe injury. they include impaired cognition, motor impairments, disruption ...

purpose: to evaluate the outcomes of traumatic canalicular laceration repair using masterka silicone tube. methods: this interventional case series included 25 patients with traumatic canalicular laceration who underwent canalicular repair with masterka tube. the patients were followed at least for 6 months. at last visit, anatomic and functional successes were assessed by diagnostic probing an...

patients and methods using current procedural terminology (cpt) codes for orthopaedic trauma procedures, we identified a prospective cohort of patients from the 2006 to 2013 acs-nsqip database. using wilcoxon-mann-whitney and chi-square tests where appropriate, patient demographics, comorbidities, and operative factors were compared between patients who developed a dvt within 30 days of surgery...

purpose : vitreoretinal surgery can be difficult or impossible in patients with corneal opacity. one solution for this problem is use of temporary keratoprosthesis (tkp). we report anatomical and visual outcomes of this combined surgery in our institution. methods : we retrospectively reviewed charts of patients in whom a tkp was used between 2006 and 2010 with follow-up of at least six months....

autobiographical memory, that is, our memory for personal life experiences, is integral to our sense of self. however, the experience of trauma can create distortions in how our memories are bought to mind. in particular, trauma can produce an overgeneral memory style, which relates to the development of both ptsd and depression. however, theory states that immediately following a traumatic eve...

background: biloma is a rare abnormal localized accumulation of bile out of biliary tree due to an injury. it has different non-specific clinical features and its diagnosis is based on clinical signs, radiologic findings and chemical analysis of aspirated liquid. considering the non-specific clinical features, early diagnosis and treatment can have an effective role in the decrease of complicat...

conclusions planning for the prevention of traffic accidents requires standardized data. as the foundation for crash prevention efforts, existing standard data infrastructures present policymakers and government officials with a great opportunity to strengthen and integrate existing accident information systems to better track road traffic injuries and fatalities. results an (mds) of a traffic ...