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Skull Fracture, Depressed

Known as: Fracture, Depressed Skull, depressed fracture skull, Skull Fracture, Depressed [Disease/Finding] 
A skull fracture characterized by inward depression of a fragment or section of cranial bone, often compressing the underlying dura mater and brain… 
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Primary Reconstruction of Open Depressed Skull Fractures With Titanium Mesh
Open skull fractures have been traditionally managed in 2 stages: urgent craniotomy and elevation of the fracture with removal of… 
2005
2005
Rational management of simple depressed skull fractures in infants.
OBJECT The management regimen for depressed skull fractures in infants can be conservative or surgical. The aim of this study was… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Subdural hematoma in term infants.
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Minor head trauma: Is computed tomography always necessary?
Review
1991
Review
1991
Management of head injury. Posttraumatic seizures.
1989
1989
Management of depressed skull fractures. Selective conservative management of nonmissile injuries.
The management of 319 cases with nonmissible depressed skull fractures is discussed. The majority of these injuries (75… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Management of depressed skull fractures. Selective conservative management of nonmissile injuries.
✓ The management of 319 cases with nonmissile depressed skull fractures is discussed. The majority of these injuries (75… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Epilepsy after monmissile depressed skull fracture.
✓ Of 1000 patients with nonmissile depressed skull fractures, 10% had early epilepsy (first week) and 15% developed late epilepsy… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Primary reconstruction of depressed frontal skull fractures including those involving the sinus, orbit, and cribriform plate.
✓ Instead of discarding bone as in past practice with depressed skull fractures, fragments were soaked in Betadine, trimmed… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Depressed skull fracture: data, treatment, and follow-up in 225 consecutive cases
Data are given of a consecutive series of 225 cases with depressed skull fracture, admitted within 48 hours after the accident… 
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