p-ISSN: 1306-696x | e-ISSN: 1307-7945
Hızlı Arama
Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 1999; 5(1): 49-51
KLİVUSUN TRANSVERS KIRIĞI
Ali İhsan Ökten1, Rüçhan Ergün1, Uğur Bostancı1Adana Numune Hastanesi Nöroşirurji KliniğiTRANSVERS FRACTURE OF CLIVUS
Ali İhsan Ökten1, Rüçhan Ergün1, Uğur Bostancı1Adana Numune Hastanesi Nöroşirurji KliniğiClivus fractures are classified in three groups as longitudinal, transverse and oblique types according to CT appearance. Due to advance in high resolution CT techniques, they can be easily diagnosed. It is known that in these kind of fractures, complication, morbidity and mortality rates are high. In this manuscript, a case of transverse fracture of dims caused by falling a heavy object of 500 kg, over the patient's head will be reported.
Keywords: COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY, CLIVUS, HEAD TRAUMA, FRACTURE