TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Skull fracture patterns and morphologies among fatal motorcycle traffic accident victims in Vietnam
JO  - American journal of forensic medicine and pathology
A1  - Anh, Nguyen Tuan
A1  - Hung, Luu Sy
A1  - Xuan, Nguyen Thanh
A1  - Lap, Phan Duc
A1  - Tuan, Dinh Thanh
A1  - Kien, Vu Duy
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - We aim to describe morphological structures of skull fractures and relevant factors in motorcycle accident victims in Vietnam. This work represents a retrospective cross-sectional study based on forensic reports of fatal motorcycle accident victims. Between January 2013 and August 2019, a total of 226 fatal motorcycle accident patients with skull fracture diagnoses were enrolled. Linear and depressed fractures were the common patterns (46.0% and 37.2% of cases, respectively), whereas stellate (11.5%) fractures were rare. Fractures of the temporal bone (68.6% of cases) and basilar skull (60.6%) were the most common, whereas fractures of the parietal bone were the least common (9.7%). Two or more patterns of skull fracture were recorded in 25.5% of cases, and 2 or more fracture locations were recorded in 76.6% of cases. Fractures of the parietal bone were associated with victims not wearing a helmet. In addition, fractures of the basilar skull were more likely to occur among victims with alcohol consumption. We found the common pattern of skull fractures was linear and depressed fractures, and the common location of skull fractures was temporal and basilar bone. Further studies that include larger sample sizes and collect more information should be conducted to better understand relationships between skull fractures and related factors.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0195-7910
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PAF.0000000000000627
ID  - ref1
ER  -