Background Ultrasonography (performed by means of a four‐quadrant, focused assessment
of sonography for trauma (FAST)) is regarded as a key instrument for the initial assessment …

The estimated prevalence of liver injury in patients with blunt multiple trauma ranges from 1%
to 8%. The objective of this study was to investigate the profile of accompanying liver injury …

PURPOSE: To retrospectively evaluate the frequency of blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI)
in patients with multiple trauma and to retrospectively compare the diagnostic accuracy of …

Background: Contrast-enhanced whole-body computed tomography (also called “pan-scanning”)
is considered to be a conclusive diagnostic tool for major trauma. We sought to …

Background The indication criteria for cochlear implantation have been changed over the
years and the growing number of implantations in patients after acoustic neuroma resections …

Objective Missed tears of the scapholunate ligament (SLL) and scapholunate dissociation (SLD)
after wrist injuries pose a high risk of post-traumatic osteoarthritis of the carpus. Plain X-…

PURPOSE: To study whether compliance with methodological standards affected the reported
accuracy of screening ultrasonography (US) for trauma. MATERIALS AND METHODS: …

OBJECTIVE: Knowledge about the mechanism of labor is based on assumptions and
radiographic studies performed decades ago. The goal of this study was to describe the …

Objective/Hypothesis: Evidence‐based guidelines for the selection of appropriately sized
ventilation tubes as well as their placement do not exist, although iatrogenic injuries to the …

Migration of a cochlear implant electrode is a hitherto uncommon complication. So far, array
migration has only been observed in lateral wall electrodes. Between 1999 and 2014, a total …