Nondepressed linear skull fractures in children younger than 2 years: Is computed tomography always necessary?

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 745-749

  Reid, Samuel R ^a   Liu, Meixia ^a   Ortega, Henry W ^a  

^a Childrens Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

child; computed tomography; observation; skull fracture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NONDISPLACED LINEAR SKULL FRACTURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKULL FRACTURE;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL FRACTURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84864268691     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: 19382707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922812446009     Document Type: Article

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