Palpable signs of skull fractures on physical examination and depressed skull fractures or traumatic brain injuries on CT in children. [PDF]
Eur J PediatrTo assess the actual presence of underlying depressed skull fractures and traumatic brain injuries (TBI) on computed tomography (CT) in children with and without palpable skull fractures on physical examination following minor head trauma.
Bressan, Silvia +4 more
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Evidence base for point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) for diagnosis of skull fractures in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Emerg Med J, 2020 Background Blunt head trauma is a common presentation to emergency departments (EDs). Identifying skull fractures in children is important as they are known factor of risk for traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Georgios Alexandridis +3 more
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Computational Modeling of Skull Bone Structures and Simulation of Skull Fractures Using the YEAHM Head Model [PDF]
Biology (Basel), 2020 The human head is a complex multi-layered structure of hard and soft tissues, governed by complex materials laws and interactions. Computational models of the human head have been developed over the years, reaching high levels of detail, complexity, and ...
Alcino Barbosa +4 more
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The infant with bilateral skull fractures: diagnostic considerations in consultation with a child abuse pediatrician [PDF]
J Inj Violence Res, 2019 : Bilateral skull fractures in infancy may result from accidental or abusive injury. Consultation with a child abuse pediatrician may assist with determining the likelihood of accident or abuse.
Mandy A. O’Hara
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Epidemiology of skeletal trauma and skull fractures in children younger than 1 year in Shenzhen: a retrospective study of 664 patients [PDF]
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2021 Background Unintentional injury is one of the top three causes of death for infants. However, the epidemiological studies of skeletal trauma and skull fractures in infants younger than 1 year were poorly understood in China. Therefore, our study aimed to
Hansheng Deng +10 more
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Diagnostic and Clinical Management of Skull Fractures in Children
J Clin Imaging Sci, 2016 Objective: The indications of routine skull X-rays after mild head trauma are still in discussion, and the clinical management of a child with a skull fracture remains controversial.
Christoph Arneitz +2 more
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Natural History of Isolated Skull Fractures in Children. [PDF]
Cureus, 2018 Head injury is the most common cause of neurologic disability and mortality in children. We had hypothesized that in children with isolated skull fractures (SFs) and a normal neurological examination on presentation, the risk of neurosurgical ...
Alarhayema, A. Q. +4 more
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A QI Initiative to Reduce Hospitalization for Children With Isolated Skull Fractures [PDF]
Pediatrics, 2016 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Although children with isolated skull fractures rarely require acute interventions, most are hospitalized. Our aim was to safely decrease the hospitalization rate for children with isolated skull fractures.
Todd W. Lyons +7 more
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Missed clavicle fractures on anterior-posterior views of skull X-rays: a retrospective, observational, and descriptive study [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2015 Objective The clavicle is almost always seen in skull X-rays of infants. The objectives of this study were to determine how often the clavicle and clavicle fractures are visible but missed on the skull anterior-posterior view (skull AP) of infants and ...
Jung-Heon Kim +4 more
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THE ETIOLOGY OF FRACTURES OF THE SKULL
Annals of Surgery, 1888 C. B. Keetley
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