Temporal Bone Fractures: Otic Capsule Sparing versus Otic Capsule Violating Clinical and Radiographic Considerations

Abstract

The use of a classification system for temporal bone fractures that emphasizes violation or lack of violation of the otic capsule seems to offer the advantage of radiographic utility and stratification of clinical severity, including severity of Glasgow Coma Scale scores and intracranial complications such as subarachnoid hemorrhage and epidural hematoma.