TY - JOUR PY - 2013// TI - Ear trauma JO - Clinics in sports medicine A1 - Eagles, Kylee A1 - Fralich, Laura A1 - Stevenson, J. Herbert SP - 303 EP - 316 VL - 32 IS - 2 N2 - Understanding basic ear anatomy and function allows an examiner to quickly and accurately identify at-risk structures in patients with head and ear trauma. External ear trauma (ie, hematoma or laceration) should be promptly treated with appropriate injury-specific techniques. Tympanic membrane injuries have multiple mechanisms and can often be conservatively treated. Temporal bone fractures are a common cause of ear trauma and can be life threatening. Facial nerve injuries and hearing loss can occur in ear trauma.

Language: en

LA - en SN - 0278-5919 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csm.2012.12.011 ID - ref1 ER -