Rational management of simple depressed skull fractures in infants

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 103 PEDIATRICS, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 69-72

  Hung, Kun Long ^a   Liao, Hung Tsai ^a   Huang, Jing Shan ^a  

^a CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Depressed skull fracture; Infant; Neonate; Neurosurgery; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEPRESSED SKULL FRACTURE; ECCHYMOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL FRACTURE; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; SWELLING; TREATMENT DURATION; VACUUM EXTRACTION; CURETTAGE; NEWBORN; RADIOGRAPHY; REMISSION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; SKULL FRACTURE, DEPRESSED; VACUUM CURETTAGE;

EID: 26044452048     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/ped.2005.103.1.0069     Document Type: Article

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