MCQ – 3878

Motorcyclist fracture among the following is

Correct Answer � D Explanation

Fracture base of skull into anterior & posterior halves Ref Reddy 29/e, p 252-253

• The fracture of base of skull dividing it into two halves (anterior & posterior), each moving independently of each other like a hinge is specifically called as motor cyclist fracture.
• The fracture line runs across through the pituitary fossa and along the petrous temporal bones.
• It’s a fatal injury & occurs in many types of road accidents or due to a very heavy impact on one side of the head.