MRHarville
MRHarville t1_jacyi9z wrote
Reply to comment by terbanator in Incredibly well-performed skull deformity reconstruction by HealerMD
- Actually, I believe the original injury was received during a suicide attempt, shotgun under the chin as I recall.
MRHarville t1_itz5xqz wrote
Reply to A solider narrowly escapes death as the enemy's bullet was stopped by his rifle by stoic_koala
- Not a bullet, or at least not a direct hit. More likely shrapnel damage from a nearby explosion.
MRHarville t1_jad20g9 wrote
Reply to comment by Goodleboodle in Incredibly well-performed skull deformity reconstruction by HealerMD
I seem to remember seeing this individual on one of those 'you won't believe this shit' clickbait TV shows in the 90's or 00's.
As I recall it was a small gauge deer slug, like a .410 and while the brain damage was significant the individual did survive (obviously) and made a fairly decent recovery. As I recall the wound track was smaller than my thumb and travelled almost perfectly between the two frontal lobes.
But to respond to your observation the deformity is most likely caused by the surgical removal of the very badly damaged frontal bone. Most likely this was done to prevent infection or further complications from leaving the shattered bone in place.