Temporal bone trauma occurs due to blunt head injury along with other body injuries. Iatrogenic trauma to temporal bone structures can also occur and is usually the result of inadvertent surgical injury to the internal ear or facial nerve.This article tries to focus on management of temporal bone trauma, as these injuries can have severe consequences if they are not recognized effectively.
As temporal bone encloses the middle and internal ear, these structures can be damaged by penetrating or concussive trauma to the tympanic membrane through the external acoustic meatus without temporal bone fracture.Serious complications like intracranial hemorrhage, cerebral contusion, meningitis, hearing loss, and facial paralysis may result in death or permanent deficits. Anatomy The temporal bones are paired structures located on the lateral aspects of the skull inferior to the parietal bones,…
