"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 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 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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Reconstructive Management of Gunshot Wounds to the Frontal Sinus: An Urban Trauma Center's Perspective. Ann Plast Surg. 2021 06 01; 86(6S Suppl 5):S550-S554.
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Management of Panfacial, Naso-Orbital-Ethmoid and Frontal Sinus Fractures. Atlas Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2019 Sep; 27(2):83-92.
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Risk factors for avoidable transfer to a pediatric trauma center among patients 2 years and older. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2019 01; 86(1):92-96.
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Pediatric Central Nervous System Imaging of Nonaccidental Trauma: Beyond Subdural Hematomas. Radiographics. 2019 Jan-Feb; 39(1):213-228.
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Blunt vertebral artery injury in occipital condyle fractures. J Neurosurg Spine. 2018 Nov 01; 29(5):500-505.
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Facial Fractures: Pearls and Perspectives. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018 05; 141(5):742e-758e.
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Dural Closure in Confined Spaces of the Skull Base with Nonpenetrating Titanium Clips. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2018 04 01; 14(4):375-385.
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Infectious Complication Following Midface Reconstruction With Calcified Triglyceride. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2015 Nov-Dec; 31(6):e157-9.
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Extensive traumatic anterior skull base fractures with cerebrospinal fluid leak: classification and repair techniques using combined vascularized tissue flaps. J Neurosurg. 2016 Mar; 124(3):647-56.
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Observation for isolated traumatic skull fractures in the pediatric population: unnecessary and costly. J Pediatr Surg. 2016 Apr; 51(4):654-8.