Compound depressed skull fractures involving a venous sinus

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 121-125

  LeFeuvre, David ^a   Taylor, Allan ^a   Peter, Jonathan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Compound depressed skull fracture; management algorithm; venous sinus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPOUND FRACTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OPERATING ROOM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SINUS VENOSUS; SKULL FRACTURE; SKULL SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3142782036     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2003.10.048     Document Type: Article

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