Traumatic fractures of the styloid process of the temporal bone, whether related to assault or not, are uncommon injuries and rarely encountered as an isolated entity. The rarity of these fractures often leads to their being overlooked and misdiagnosed. Diagnosing an isolated styloid process fracture requires a high index of clinical suspicion and meticulous evaluation of computed tomography (CT) images. However, it would be challenging without an accompanying maxillofacial fracture. In this report, we present an isolated traumatic fracture of the styloid process in a patient admitted to the emergency department with physical assault and highlight the significance of the multiplanar and three-dimensional (3D)-CT reformatted images.
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