"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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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Skull Fractures" by people in Profiles.
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Selbst SM. Pediatric emergency medicine: legal briefs. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2014 Aug; 30(8):583-5.
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Severson MA, Bell RS, Armonda RA. Triage and management of cranial injuries. Atlas Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2013 Mar; 21(1):105-15.
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Richardson NC, Rappaport DI. Pediatric head trauma: abuse or not? Hosp Pediatr. 2012 Oct; 2(4):247-8.
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Selbst SM. Pediatric emergency medicine: legal briefs. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2012 Feb; 28(2):208-10.
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Choi JJ, Cirivello MJ, Neal CJ, Armonda RA. Paradoxical herniation in wartime penetrating brain injury with concomitant skull-base trauma. J Craniofac Surg. 2011 Nov; 22(6):2163-7.
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Kumar AR, Bradley JP, Harshbarger R, Stevens F, Bell R, Moores L, Armonda R. Warfare-related craniectomy defect reconstruction: early success using custom alloplast implants. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 Mar; 127(3):1279-1287.
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Simon JL, Michna S, Lewis JA, Rekow ED, Thompson VP, Smay JE, Yampolsky A, Parsons JR, Ricci JL. In vivo bone response to 3D periodic hydroxyapatite scaffolds assembled by direct ink writing. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2007 Dec 1; 83(3):747-58.
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Saigal K, Winokur RS, Finden S, Taub D, Pribitkin E. Use of three-dimensional computerized tomography reconstruction in complex facial trauma. Facial Plast Surg. 2005 Aug; 21(3):214-20.
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Ponsell MR. Assessing facial fractures in the emergency department. JAAPA. 2003 May; 16(5):43-4, 47-50, 69.
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Isaacman DJ, Poirier MP, Loiselle JM, Poirier MP, Schutzman S. Closed head injury in children. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2002 Feb; 18(1):48-52.