The Link Between Skull Fracture and Extradural Hematoma in Head Injury Patients who came to a Tertiary Care Hospital in Pakistan
Mumtaz Ali Narejo, Ali Akbar, Muhammad Aslam Shaikh, Muhammad Munawar Ali, Safdar Hussain Arain, Khairunisa Shaikh
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ABSTRACT
Aim: The purpose of our
current study is to see if there is any connection between skull fracture and
extradural hematoma in head injury patients who came to the tertiary care
hospital in Pakistan.
Methods: From January 2020 to December
2021, this descriptive research was conducted at Chandka Medical College,
Shaheed Mohtrama Benazir Bhutto Medical University Larkana. The research
comprised those patients who have undergone extradural hematoma surgery during
study period. Normal skull X-rays being taken, and the type and position of
fractures were documented on the X-rays, CT scan, and during surgery. The
frequency of skull fracture linked through extradural hematoma was studied in
different ages. SPSS version 24.0 was utilized to investigate our current
findings.
Results: A sum of 130
individuals were operated on for extradural hematoma. In 70 cases, a linear
fracture was seen, and in 18 individuals, a depressed skull fracture was seen.
Another ten individuals with no radiologically evident fracture reported
discovered to also have a fracture line intra-operatively. As a result, 87 (78
percent) of the participants suffered a skull fracture. Here remained no
statistically important variation in occurrence of skull fracture among age
ranges.
Conclusion: Although there is a significant link
between skull fracture and extradural hematoma, a normal X-ray does not rule
out extradural hematoma.
Keywords: Skull fracture, extradural hematoma,
head injury, Tertiary Care Hospital, Larkana, Pakistan.
ABSTRACT
Aim: The purpose of our
current study is to see if there is any connection between skull fracture and
extradural hematoma in head injury patients who came to the tertiary care
hospital in Pakistan.
Methods: From January 2020 to December
2021, this descriptive research was conducted at Chandka Medical College,
Shaheed Mohtrama Benazir Bhutto Medical University Larkana. The research
comprised those patients who have undergone extradural hematoma surgery during
study period. Normal skull X-rays being taken, and the type and position of
fractures were documented on the X-rays, CT scan, and during surgery. The
frequency of skull fracture linked through extradural hematoma was studied in
different ages. SPSS version 24.0 was utilized to investigate our current
findings.
Results: A sum of 130
individuals were operated on for extradural hematoma. In 70 cases, a linear
fracture was seen, and in 18 individuals, a depressed skull fracture was seen.
Another ten individuals with no radiologically evident fracture reported
discovered to also have a fracture line intra-operatively. As a result, 87 (78
percent) of the participants suffered a skull fracture. Here remained no
statistically important variation in occurrence of skull fracture among age
ranges.
Conclusion: Although there is a significant link
between skull fracture and extradural hematoma, a normal X-ray does not rule
out extradural hematoma.
Keywords: Skull fracture, extradural hematoma,
head injury, Tertiary Care Hospital, Larkana, Pakistan.