Objective skull fracture evaluation by using the postmortem 3D-CT skull fracture score in fatal falls.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2022.102048
Abstract: PURPOSE We evaluated the usefulness of skull fracture analysis using three-dimensional computed tomography skull fracture scores (3DCT-SFs) in cases of fatal falls. MATERIALS AND METHODS From April 2016 to September 2020, 46 cases of fatal… read more here.
Keywords: 3dct sfs; fatal falls; fracture; skull fracture ... See more keywords
Clinical Outcomes and Prognostic Determinants of Surgically Treated Depressed Skull Fracture in Addis Ababa University Neurosurgical Teaching Hospitals: A Prospective Multicenter Observational Study.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.10.089
Abstract: BACKGROUND Depressed skull fracture (DSF) is one of the most common neurosurgical emergencies in Ethiopia. The clinical outcome after surgical management and what factors predict the outcome are not well-studied. Our study aimed to assess… read more here.
Keywords: skull fracture; depressed skull; outcome; surgically treated ... See more keywords
Selective Skeletal Surveys for Infants With Skull Fractures
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DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000002877
Abstract: Objectives This study aimed to describe which infants with a skull fracture (1) receive a child abuse pediatrician (CAP) consultation, (2) receive a skeletal survey, and (3) re-present to medical care before age 3 years… read more here.
Keywords: skull fracture; infants skull; fracture; skeletal survey ... See more keywords
Surgical Treatment of Growing Skull Fracture: Technical Aspects of Cranial Bone Reconstruction
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DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000004949
Abstract: Background: Growing skull fracture (GSF) is a rare, posttraumatic complication observed mainly in young infants. In GSF, the skull fracture associated with an underlying dural tear gradually expands due to herniation of the intracranial tissue… read more here.
Keywords: reconstruction; growing skull; fracture; skull fracture ... See more keywords
Growing skull fracture at birth: a rare presentation of Menkes disease
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DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2018-314747
Abstract: A boy was born after spontaneous labour at 35 weeks’ gestation weighing 2.3 kg (25th centile). Pregnancy had been unremarkable. Labour was not augmented, and spontaneous vaginal (vertex) delivery followed with no instrumentation and no trauma.… read more here.
Keywords: skull fracture; growing skull; fracture birth; presentation menkes ... See more keywords
‘Board’ out of my skull: penetrating skull fracture from a surfboard nose
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2018-227678
Abstract: A 45-year-old man attended our emergency department with a suspected scalp laceration sustained while surfing at a local break. He was an experienced surfer and described attempting to dive under an oncoming wave that contained… read more here.
Keywords: skull fracture; fracture surfboard; skull penetrating; penetrating skull ... See more keywords
Air in the right ventricle and vein after basilar skull fracture: a case report
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DOI: 10.1186/s12245-020-00326-5
Abstract: Background Air in the venous system may cause vascular air embolism, which is a potentially life-threatening event. The presence of air in venous system after basilar skull fracture is very rare. Case presentation A 77-year-old… read more here.
Keywords: air; basilar skull; skull fracture; right ventricle ... See more keywords