Subcutaneous facial emphysema is a well-known consequence of oral and maxillofacial traumatic injury. In some rare cases, the subcutaneous air collection could spread through retropharyngeal paralatero-cervical spaces, reaching mediastinum. A 55-year-old man was presented to emergency room after blast injury caused by blown truck tire while trying change tires. The chest radiograph demonstrated...

The patient, a tall well-developed male Bengali Musalman, of the cultivator class, aged about 50, came to Hospital complaining of a lump in the neck which he stated had appeared about 4| months previously. On examination his general health appeared good. On the left side of the neck was a fairly regular ovoid mass rather larger than a large orange and occupying the greater part of the lower hal...

introduction: doing chest x ray (cxr) for all trauma patients is not efficient and cost effective due to its low diagnostic value. the present study was designed aiming to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of thoracic injury rule out criteria (tirc) in prediction of traumatic intra-thoracic injuries and need for cxr.  method: the present study is a prospective cross-sectional study that has been...

The initial experience concerning the use of magnetic resonance imaging in 94 patients who had sustained chronic cord injury showed its specific advantages over traditional imaging modalities. A variety of 84 cord abnormalities were identified including myelomalacia in 47%, cord cysts in 37%, focal atrophy in 11 % and cord transection in 5%. Canal stenosis was seen in twenty-five patients, ...

BACKGROUND Side-impact airbags (SABs) are designed to protect the head and thorax during a side-impact motor vehicle collision (MVC). Research on the effectiveness of SAB deployment has been limited. The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of deployed SABs in reducing head and thoracic injuries during side-impact MVCs. METHODS The 2000-2009 National Automotive Sampling Sys...