"Skull Fractures" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Fractures of the skull which may result from penetrating or nonpenetrating head injuries or rarely BONE DISEASES (see also FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS). Skull fractures may be classified by location (e.g., SKULL FRACTURE, BASILAR), radiographic appearance (e.g., linear), or based upon cranial integrity (e.g., SKULL FRACTURE, DEPRESSED).
| Descriptor ID |
D012887
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.900.300.918 C26.404.750 C26.915.300.745
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| Concept/Terms |
Skull Fractures- Skull Fractures
- Fracture, Skull
- Fractures, Skull
- Skull Fracture
Skull Fracture, Non-Depressed- Skull Fracture, Non-Depressed
- Fracture, Non-Depressed Skull
- Fractures, Non-Depressed Skull
- Non-Depressed Skull Fractures
- Skull Fracture, Non Depressed
- Skull Fractures, Non-Depressed
- Non-Depressed Skull Fracture
- Non Depressed Skull Fracture
Linear Skull Fracture- Linear Skull Fracture
- Fractures, Linear Skull
- Linear Skull Fractures
- Skull Fractures, Linear
- Skull Fracture, Linear
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Skull Fractures" by people in Profiles.
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Akie TE, Gupta M, Rodriguez RM, Hendey GW, Wilson JL, Quinones AK, Mower WR. Physical Examination Sensitivity for Skull Fracture in Pediatric Patients With Blunt Head Trauma: A Secondary Analysis of the National Emergency X-Radiography Utilization Study II Head Computed Tomography Validation Study. Ann Emerg Med. 2023 03; 81(3):334-342.
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Wallace J, Metz JB, Otjen J, Perez FA, Done S, Brown ECB, Wiester RT, Boos SC, Ganti S, Feldman KW. Extra-axial haemorrhages in young children with skull fractures: abuse or accident? Arch Dis Child. 2022 07; 107(7):650-655.
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Ingram BM, Colosimo CM, Weaver JS, Mentzer CJ, Yon JR. Reconstruction After Grizzly Bear Attack in Wyoming. Am Surg. 2023 Jun; 89(6):2780-2781.
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Beachy J, Perveen S. Does every newborn need an imaging study after a fall? Case series and literature review. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2022 May; 35(9):1690-1694.
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Kozin ED, Lubner RJ, Knoll RM, Remenschneider A, Nadol JB. Are Cochlear Implants a Viable Option Following Temporal Bone Fracture? Laryngoscope. 2020 07; 130(7):1613-1615.
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Ulano AC, Vedantham S, Takhtani D. Revisiting the indirect signs of a temporal bone fracture: air, air, everywhere. Emerg Radiol. 2017 Oct; 24(5):497-503.
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Ludi EK, Rohatgi S, Zygmont ME, Khosa F, Hanna TN. Do Radiologists and Surgeons Speak the Same Language? A Retrospective Review of Facial Trauma. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2016 Nov; 207(5):1070-1076.
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Riascos R, Bonfante E, Cotes C, Guirguis M, Hakimelahi R, West C. Imaging of Atlanto-Occipital and Atlantoaxial Traumatic Injuries: What the Radiologist Needs to Know. Radiographics. 2015 Nov-Dec; 35(7):2121-34.
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Buch K, Nguyen T, Mahoney E, Libby B, Calner P, Burke P, Norbash A, Mian A. Association between cervical spine and skull-base fractures and blunt cerebrovascular injury. Eur Radiol. 2016 Feb; 26(2):524-31.
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Dundamadappa SK, Thangasamy S, Resteghini N, Vedantham S, Chen A, Takhtani D. Skull fractures in pediatric patients on computerized tomogram: comparison between routing bone window images and 3D volume-rendered images. Emerg Radiol. 2015 Aug; 22(4):367-72.