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Abstract
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).
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- Fracture, Skull
- Fractures, Skull
- Skull Fracture
- Linear Skull Fracture
- Non-Depressed Skull Fracture
- Skull Fracture, Linear
- Skull Fracture, Non-Depressed
- Fracture, Non-Depressed Skull
- Fractures, Linear Skull
- Fractures, Non-Depressed Skull
- Linear Skull Fractures
- Non Depressed Skull Fracture
- Non-Depressed Skull Fractures
- Skull Fracture, Non Depressed
- Skull Fractures, Linear
- Skull Fractures, Non-Depressed
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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fractures of specific bones of the skull: coordinate with specific bone/inj
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Skull Fractures. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012887. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012887
- Skull Fractures. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skull_fracture
- Skull Fractures. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1971607