Citation

Miltner E, Kallieris D, Schmidt G, Muller M. Z. Rechtsmed. 1990; 103(7): 523-528.

Vernacular Title

Verletzungen der Schadelbasiscondylen bei todlichen Strassenverkehrsunfallen.

Affiliation

Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Universität Heidelberg, Bundesrepublik Deutschland.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2220131

Abstract

Among 600 deaths of traffic accidents we found injuries of the occipital condyles in 10 cyclists, 12 car drivers and 3 pedestrians. In most cases the collision speed ranged from 70 to 100 km/h. In 18 cases of direct head impact the more severe injury was on the opposite side, in 4 cases of indirect side impact (whiplash injury) on the same side. Most types of fractures were 12 horizontal disconnections and 4 fractures of the inner edges. In 9 cases the condyle fractures were on one side, in 16 cases on both sides.

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