@article{ref1,
title="Skull vault injuries resulting from motorcycle crash at one Departmental Hospital in Benin",
journal="Mali médical",
year="2011",
author="Fatigba, O. H. and Savi de Tove, K. M. and Brun, L. and Babio, R. and Padonou, J.",
volume="26",
number="4",
pages="60-64",
abstract="AIMS: The goal of this study was to report skull vault injuries characteristics among motorcyclists after crash. MATERIALS AND METHODS: It was descriptive study performed at the Departmental Hospital of Borgou, Benin from January 2008 to April 2009. It concerned motorcyclists hospitalized after traffic accidents. They undergoing skull X-ray and or Brain CT-scan. RESULTS: On 106 patients answering the criteria of inclusions, 40 (37,7%) presented a lesion of the skull vault. Sex ratio M:F was 4,71. The mean age was 24,55 years. Skull X-Ray was performed in 25 cases, CT- scan in 9 and both in 6.A fracture was observed in 22 patients (55%), a depressive fracture in 13 (32,5%) patients, an association fracture and depressive fracture in 5 patients (12,5%). The location was: frontal 47,5%, parietal 22,5%, temporal 7,5%, occipital 2,5%. Intracranial lesions were identified in 12 (80%) of 15 patients receiving CT-scanning. CONCLUSION: The skull vault lesions observed after motorcycle crash in our study are worrying. Helmet use law may reduce these injuries and they can be better explored by a technical conditions strengthened.<p /> <p>Language: fr</p>",
language="fr",
issn="0464-7874",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}