Depressed |
Depressed |
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>1 cm or full thickness of skull |
Ping pong fracture |
Ping pong fracture |
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smooth depression typically seen in infants and toddlers, without a complete bony cortical disruption |
Diastatic |
Diastatic |
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Separated more than 3 mm, or separation of a suture |
Compound |
Compound |
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Communication with the skin, mastoid air cells, or paranasal sinuses |
Penetrating |
Penetrating |
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Resulting from an indriven foreign body, such as knife or missile |
Probable fracture |
Probable fracture |
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One in which fracture itself cannot be seen definitively, but is suspected to be present based on other findings such as adjacent subgaleal and extra-axial hemorrhage, intracranial air, or other findings |
Pneumocephalus |
Pneumocephalus |
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Pneumocephalus - Present |
Other craniofacial fractures |
Other craniofacial fractures |
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For children <3 years, of interest for relevance for inflicted injuries |
Linear |
Linear |
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Includes simple and branched |
Comminuted |
Comminuted |
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Involving at least one separate non-contiguous bone segment |