"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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| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Skull Fractures" by people in Profiles.
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Pediatric Nasoorbitoethmoid Fractures: A Single Institution's 15-Year Experience. J Craniofac Surg. 2023 Sep 01; 34(6):1717-1721.
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Pediatric Cranial Vault and Skull Base Fractures. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2023 Nov; 35(4):597-606.
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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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Skeletal survey yields in low vs. high risk pediatric patients with skull fractures. Child Abuse Negl. 2023 05; 139:106130.
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Understanding Bilateral Skull Fractures in Infancy: A Retrospective Multicenter Case Review. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2023 May 01; 39(5):329-334.
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3 Cases of Inflicted Skull Crush Injuries in Infants. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Dec 01; 37(12):e872-e874.
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Seemingly inconsequential yet catastrophic: the importance of wound washout with minute depressed skull fracture from a dog bite. Childs Nerv Syst. 2022 03; 38(3):669-672.
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Black bone MRI with 3D reconstruction for the detection of skull fractures in children with suspected abusive head trauma. Neuroradiology. 2019 Jan; 61(1):81-87.
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Pediatric cerebral venous sinus thrombosis or compression in the setting of skull fractures from blunt head trauma. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2018 03; 21(3):258-269.
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Does the Addition of a "Black Bone" Sequence to a Fast Multisequence Trauma MR Protocol Allow MRI to Replace CT after Traumatic Brain Injury in Children? AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2017 Nov; 38(11):2187-2192.