Temporal Bone Trauma

James Dixon Johns; Corinne Pittman; Selena E Briggs

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2023.05.010

Temporal Bone Trauma

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2023 Dec;56(6):1055-1067. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2023.05.010. Epub 2023 Jun 28.

Authors

James Dixon Johns¹, Corinne Pittman¹, Selena E Briggs²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Gorman Building, 1st Floor, 3800 Reservoir Road NW, Washington DC 20007, USA; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, 106 Irving Street Northwest, Suite 2700, Washington, DC 20010, USA.
² Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Gorman Building, 1st Floor, 3800 Reservoir Road NW, Washington DC 20007, USA; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, 106 Irving Street Northwest, Suite 2700, Washington, DC 20010, USA. Electronic address: Selena.Briggs@medstar.net.

PMID: 37385862
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2023.05.010

Abstract

Temporal bone trauma represents a potentially underrecognized condition during head injuries and remains an important consideration during the evaluation of these patients. The temporal bone contains many critical neurovascular structures in addition to the primary organs of the auditory and vestibular systems that may be violated during these injuries. Despite the lack of consensus guidelines on the management of these injuries, this review highlights the current literature regarding the diagnosis and management of temporal bone trauma and its potential complications.

Keywords: Blunt; Complications; Fracture; Penetrating; Temporal bone; Trauma.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Retrospective Studies
Temporal Bone* / diagnostic imaging