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A skull fracture is a break in one or more of the eight bones that form the cranial portion of the skull, usually occurring as a result of blunt force trauma.If the force of the impact is excessive, the bone may fracture at or near the site of the impact and cause damage to the underlying structures within the skull such as the membranes, blood vessels, and brain.
A bone fracture (abbreviated FRX or Fx, F x, or #) is a medical condition in which there is a partial or complete break in the continuity of any bone in the body. In more severe cases, the bone may be broken into several fragments, known as a comminuted fracture . [ 1 ]
It is composed of 270 bones at the time of birth, [2] but later decreases to 206: 80 bones in the axial skeleton and 126 bones in the appendicular skeleton. 172 of 206 bones are part of a pair and the remaining 34 are unpaired. [3] Many small accessory bones, such as sesamoid bones, are not included in this.
The increase of age is related to the increase of the incidence of hip fracture, [58] which is the most frequent cause of hospitalization in centenarians, overcoming congestive heart failure and respiratory infection. [67] Falls are the most common cause of hip fractures; around 30–60% of older adults fall each year.
A basilar skull fracture is a break of a bone in the base of the skull. [1] Symptoms may include bruising behind the ears, bruising around the eyes, or blood behind the ear drum. [1] A cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak occurs in about 20% of cases and may result in fluid leaking from the nose or ear. [1] Meningitis occurs in about 14% of cases. [2]
Most commonly in humans it comprises 3 to 5 fused (or, more rarely, separate) vertebrae, and is approximately 4 to 10 cm in length. The coccyx is attached to the sacrum by a fibrocartilaginous joint, called the sacrococcygeal symphysis, allowing for some (but little) movement. Anatomical diagram of a healthy coccyx
Why Bone Smashing Is So Dangerous . Proponents of bone smashing often cite the 19th-century Wolff’s Law, which says that bones will adapt to stresses placed on them. But, Dr. Leipziger says they ...
When the subject was dropped, the head would be forced into hyperextension by the full weight of the body, a sufficient force to cause the fracture. Despite its long association with judicial hangings, one study of a series of such hangings showed that only a small minority of hangings produced a hangman's fracture. [5]