BACKGROUND Neck dissection to remove cervical lymph nodes is common practice in head and neck cancer management. The marginal mandibular nerve may be injured during neck dissection, particularly of level 1. The rate of injury to this nerve is underreported in the literature and its impact on patients is not well defined. METHODS An observational study was undertaken on patients who had underg...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE There are no standard screening guidelines to evaluate blunt cerebrovascular injury in children. The purpose of this retrospective study was to understand the clinical and radiologic risk factors associated with pediatric blunt cerebrovascular injury on CTA of the neck with primary attention to the cervical "seatbelt sign." MATERIALS AND METHODS Radiology reports from 2...

Bladder neck injuries are well recognized consequences of pelvic fracture related trauma to lower urinary tract.1 The risk of complete bladder neck distraction injury is more common in children than in adults2 so specifically addressed in pediatric literature but there is no specific reference to their management in adults.1 In adults, bladder neck injury is usually longitudinally split.3 We ar...

Experimental research and analysis was focused on developing a lower neck rear impact injury criterion. Development was based on correlations between spinal kinematics and lower neck loads obtained using human cadaver intact head-neck complex specimens. Kinematics were significantly dependent (p<0.05) upon gender and spinal level. Anterior-posterior shear force demonstrated highest correlations...

Aim: The purpose of this study is to measure the sciatic Nerve injuries in Total Hip Replacement after old trauma femur fracture more than 3 months. Materials and Methods. design was retrospective conducted at DHQ Teaching Hospital Gujranwala. Data collected 50 patients who underwent following NECK fracture. All Patients through surgery. Sciatic nerve traction were noted. SPSS – 16 used for sta...

Penetrating neck injuries constitute 5-10% of all trauma cases. Such injuries are dangerous because of the high risk of injury to the vital structures in the neck and hence demand an immediate surgical exploration. We present a case of a penetrating injury of the neck caused by the broken metallic fragment of a saw.

Evaluation of patients after penetrating neck injury has evolved over time. Previously, location of injury and symptoms were used to determine management. The contemporary management of penetrating neck injuries relies on physical examination. Patients with hard signs of vascular or aerodigestive tract injury require immediate operation, regardless of location of injury. Those with no signs can...

Shear force remains a viable candidate for a lower neck rear impact injury criterion. At the 2007 IRCOBI meeting, data were presented demonstrating a correlation between lower neck shear force and cervical facet joint motions. The present study consisted of three parts. A review of automotive literature correlated lower neck shear force to experimentally-induced injuries in PMHS and demonstrate...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of helmets on the risk of head and neck injuries in skiers and snowboarders. DESIGN Matched case-control and case crossover study. SETTING 19 ski areas in Quebec, Canada, November 2001 to April 2002. PARTICIPANTS 1082 skiers and snowboarders (cases) with head and neck injuries reported by the ski patrol and 3295 skiers and snowboarders (controls) with non...

Reports on the management of chainsaw penetrating laryngotracheal injuries are limited. These can be catastrophic because possible injury to carotid and vertebral arteries or neural aerodigestive tract injury. A systemic multidisciplinary approach is necessary when faced with this type We present a 59-year-old carpenter an accidental, self-inflicted, that afflicted anterior neck, larynx posteri...