Background: Every year, approximately 1.25 million people are killed as a result of traffic accidents. Between 20 million and 50 million other people are exposed to non-fatal injuries and many become disabled. The study aims to assess the contributing factors of traumatic head injuries and its health outcomes in Baghdad city. Methodology: It was conducted descriptive study to determine the con...

BACKGROUND Blast injuries of the hand represent a demanding surgical emergency for the reconstructive hand surgeon. Commercially available fireworks are often regarded as less dangerous compared to combat ammunition, but the following examples demonstrate their real potential for devastating hand injuries. Some of the closed injuries can represent a pitfall for correct assessment of trauma seve...

introduction: the aim of this study was to determine the performance of data mining techniques for predicting the causes of traumatic brain injuries in khatamolanbya hospital, zahdan city. method: in this cross–sectional, the study population included all patients who died of brain injury. data were collected by the use of a researcher- made check list, provided under the direct observation of ...

Cold-induced vasospasm which may present clinically as "white fingers", after hand injuries has been reported to be as high as 100% after replanted digital amputations. The exact cause of this is obscure and no specific treatment is available. To try to shed light on the cause of post-traumatic cold-induced vasospasm we evaluated replanted digits in seven patients who had had replantations more...

A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an that disrupts the normal function, and caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to head penetrating injury. TBI range from mild concussions, without loss of consciousness, severe TBI, which can result in deep coma death. Types TBI's patients sustain include hematomas, CTE. The length time have symptoms depends on severity, with lasting few days even rest patient’s li...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of cold sensitivity in patients with hand- and wrist-related diagnoses. METHODS We included English-speaking adults who were more than 1 month following hand injury or onset of symptoms. Patients were asked if exposure to cold air or water provoked cold-related symptoms and to rank symptom severity (scale 0-10). Statistical a...

Traumatic dislocations of the second (index) to the fifth (little finger) carpometacarpal (CMC) joints are uncommon injuries accounting for less than 1% of all hand injuries [1]. These injuries often elude the unsuspecting attending clinician with as many as 70% of dislocations being missed completely or misdiagnosed at initial presentation [2]. Inexperienced practitioners right through to expe...