Stab Injury of the Petrosal Bone: Case Report and Literature Review.
Penetrating traumas of the head are generally life-threatening injuries, whose management poses a substantial challenge for emergency department teams. These injuries are characteristically violence-associated and frequently accompanied by damage of essential organs including brain, meninges, large vessels, cranial nerves, eyes, viscerocranium, internal ear, and/or labyrinth. Here, we present an exceptional case of head trauma caused by a knife blade, which was stuck deep inside in the petrous bone. After the extraction of the knife, the patient had very few immediate and no long-term post-traumatic complications. In conclusion, high-end technical equipment as well as an interdisciplinary team of specialized physicians is recommended for the management of penetrating head trauma to optimize the outcome.
['Högerle|Catalina|C|https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2100-6930', 'Nörenberg|Dominik|D|', 'Biczok|Annamaria|A|', 'Kunz|Mathias|M|', 'Baumeister|Philipp|P|', 'Uhl|Bernd|B|']
stab injury petrosal bone penetrating trauma knife