Quels effets à long terme une blessure occipitale peut-elle avoir ?
Des douleurs chroniques, des troubles cognitifs et des problèmes de coordination peuvent survenir.
Douleurs chroniquesTroubles cognitifs
Facteurs de risque
5
#1
Quels facteurs augmentent le risque de fracture occipitale ?
Les accidents de la route, les sports de contact et les chutes sont des facteurs de risque.
Accidents de la routeSports de contact
#2
Comment l'âge influence-t-il le risque de blessure occipitale ?
Les personnes âgées ont un risque accru en raison de la fragilité osseuse et des chutes.
VieillissementFractures
#3
Quels sports présentent un risque élevé pour l'os occipital ?
Les sports de contact comme le football et la boxe présentent un risque élevé de blessures.
Sports de contactTraumatismes crâniens
#4
Comment les conditions médicales influencent-elles le risque occipital ?
Des conditions comme l'ostéoporose augmentent le risque de fractures et de blessures.
OstéoporoseFractures
#5
Quels comportements augmentent le risque de blessures à l'os occipital ?
La négligence des mesures de sécurité et la conduite imprudente augmentent le risque.
Comportements à risqueSécurité routière
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From the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Department of Ophthalmology, McGill University Health Centre; and Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School.
Department of Neurosurgery, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China.
Department of Neurosurgery, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China.
Department of Neurosurgery, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China.
Department of Neurosurgery, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China.
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China.
Department of Neurosurgery, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China.
Department of Neurosurgery, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China.
In economically undeveloped areas, surgery for basilar invagination (BI) is still a serious economic burden for people. This study introduces a modified interfacet technique for the treatment of BI us...
The data of 6 patients with BI who underwent modified interfacet technique using shaped autologous occipital bone mass in our hospital from April 2020 to February 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. D...
The surgical procedure was successful in all six patients, with no reported incidents of vascular injury, spinal cord injury, or dural tear. Following the operation, improvements were observed in the ...
The utilization of shaped autologous occipital bone mass in atlantoaxial interfacet bone grafting has demonstrated effectiveness and feasibility. This technique offers simplicity, ease of preparation,...
The occipital spur (OS) can be described as an abnormal elongation of the external occipital protuberance (EOP). The cephalic index (CI) refers to the ratio of width to length in any skull....
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the frequency and types of OS. It also aimed to determine the mean CI and the distribution of skull types using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). And t...
CBCT scans from 523 patients were included in the study. OSs were classified as type 1 (flat), type 2 (crest), and type 3 (spine). Skull length and width were measured on axial sections and the CI was...
The most common cranial types in the study group were brachycephalic (44.7%), mesocephalic (28.3%), hyperbrachycephalic (21.2%), and dolichocephalic (5.7%). Regarding the presence of OS, 54.3% of the ...
This study, the first to evaluate CI and OS using CBCT, concludes that brachycephaly is the most common cranial type. OS is more common in mesocephalic and dolichocephalic skulls, at older ages, and i...
Forensic age estimation is a procedure which utilises many methods to estimate the age of both living and deceased individuals, including those who have died in natural disasters or man-made catastrop...
This study aims to estimate age using computed tomographic (CT) images of spheno-occipital synchondrosis fusion (SOS) and mandibular condylar cortication (MCC), and to correlate these findings with ch...
The present study included 435 CT images of individuals aged 10-25 years. SOS fusion was assessed using a four-stage system, and MCC was assessed bilaterally using a three-stage system on the sagittal...
SOS fusion stage 2 occurred at similar age in males (19.82 ± 2.67 years) and females (19.23 ± 2.93 years). Earlier fusion of other stages was observed in females by a mean age of 2 years. MCC was comp...
Mandibular condylar cortication (MCC) and spheno-occipital synchondrosis (SOS) fusion were positively correlated with chronological age, suggesting that these parameters can be used as an adjunct meth...
Primary Ewing's sarcoma (ES) arising from cranial bones is an extremely rare entity that accounts for only 1-4% of all ES cases....
A 21-year-old woman presented with ES of the skull affecting the occipital region. The patient underwent surgical excision following radiotherapy and chemotherapy. No recurrence or metastasis occurred...
ES reaches adolescents. The mainstay of treatment includes surgical removal of the tumor, followed by radio- and chemotherapy....
Osteosarcomas predominantly manifest in the long bones of the extremities, with rare occurrences in the skull. A case involving of a 53-year-old female who presented to the authors' hospital for exami...
Tapia syndrome is characterized by unilateral tongue paralysis, hoarseness, and dysphagia. It is often associated with issues in the lower cranial nerves and is rarely caused by malignant tumors. A 71...
Tumor-induced osteomalacia (TIO) is an uncommon paraneoplastic syndrome due to the overproduction of fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23). It is predominantly caused by mesenchymal tumors and cured upo...
We report a challenging case of TIO caused by a tumor involving the occipital bone. We also performed a literature review of TIO caused by tumors localized at this site, focusing on clinical findings,...
The patient, a 62-year-old male, presented with a long-lasting history of progressive weakness. Biochemical evaluation revealed severe hypophosphatemia due to low renal tubular reabsorption of phospha...
The occipital region is a difficult area to access so a multidisciplinary approach for their treatment is required. If anatomical differences could be the basis for the predilection of the left side o...
Occipital neuralgia (ON) is a disabling problem within the pediatric population. Many of these patients fail medical therapies and continue to suffer without further surgical management. Occipital ner...
We performed a chart review of pediatric patients at our institution who have undergone ONS for the same indications....
We identified 3 patients at our institution who underwent ONS trial and/or permanent implantation for ON. One patient had complete pain relief after the trial and declined permanent implantation. The ...
Our study highlights the paucity of studies evaluating the utility of ONS in the pediatric ON population. Limited data from both the literature and our institution's experience reveal that pediatric p...
The mechanical properties and thickness of adult temporal and occipital bones were examined in modern Japanese forensic samples. Cranial bones were obtained from 293 Japanese corpses (179 men and 114 ...
Autosomal dominantly inherited neurofibromatosis type I (NF1) is a systemic disorder caused by a mutation of a gene on chromosome 17q11.2 and characterized by multiple café-au-lait spots, lentiginous ...