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Basal Cranii Fractures
Basal Cranii Fractures
Basal Cranii Fractures
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+ 75% male patients
1. Longitudinal Type
2. Transversal Type
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Usually caused by blows to temporal or
parietal areas (Proctor, Gordjian and webster
1956 McHugh, 1959)
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When the fracture line spreads into the thin
tegmen tympani bleeding may occur into the
tympanic cavity → Blue Drum (Haemotympanum)
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If ecchymosis on the mastoid area is often
indication of bleeding into pneumatic space of
temporal bone (Guurrier, De Jean and Serrou,
1907)
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