Depressed skull fracture

Case contributed by Farah Abu Jebbeh
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Head trauma.

Patient Data

Age: 16 years
Gender: Male
ct

Depressed skull fracture with comminuted fragments noted in the left frontal bone, associated with minimal epidural hemorrhage measuring 5 mm, as well as a few air foci.

Case Discussion

Depressed skull fractures are usually as a result of a high energy trauma to the skull.

They can be associated with different types of intracranial hemorrhage, pneumocephalus or CSF leak.

Depressed skull fractures usually require elevation of the depressed fragments when are depressed deeper than the adjacent inner table.

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