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Table 1 Characteristic mechanisms of blunt carotidal injury [9]

From: Dissection of the internal carotid artery and stroke after mandibular fractures: a case report and review of the literature

Type

Mechanism

1

Direct application of force to the neck (seatbelt, strangulation, near-hanging)

2

Hyperextension and contralateral rotation of the head and neck

3

Intraoral trauma that affects the internal carotid artery at the angle of the jaw

4

Laceration of the artery resulting from basilar skull fracture