"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Skull Fractures" by people in Profiles.
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Risk factors for blunt cerebrovascular injury in the pediatric patient: A systematic review. Am J Emerg Med. 2023 09; 71:37-46.
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Hidden burden of venous thromboembolism after trauma: A national analysis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018 11; 85(5):899-906.
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Infected Subgaleal Hematoma Following Blunt Head Trauma in a Child: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2015; 50(4):223-8.
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Re-evaluating the need for hospital admission and observation of pediatric traumatic brain injury after a normal head CT. J Pediatr Surg. 2015 Oct; 50(10):1758-61.
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Management of frontal sinus fractures: treatment modality changes at a level I trauma center. J Craniofac Surg. 2014 Nov; 25(6):2038-42.
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Exchange hybrid cranioplasty using particulate bone graft and demineralized bone matrix: the best of both worlds. J Craniofac Surg. 2014 Mar; 25(2):451-4.
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Clinical criteria for obtaining maxillofacial computed tomographic scans in trauma patients. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 Mar; 127(3):1270-1278.
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Delayed maxillary sinusitis after orbital floor repair. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007 Mar; 136(3):508-9.
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Validity of multislice computerized tomography for diagnosis of maxillofacial fractures using an independent workstation. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2004 Dec; 98(6):715-20.
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The infant skull: a vault of information. Radiographics. 2004 Mar-Apr; 24(2):507-22.