In:
Pediatric Neurosurgery, S. Karger AG, Vol. 48, No. 5 ( 2012), p. 324-326
Abstract:
Depressed skull fractures compromise 7-10% of the children admitted to hospital with a head injury. Depressed skull fractures that occur in children younger than 1 year are different from those found in older children. In neonates and infants, a depressed fracture forms an inward buckling of the bones forming a ‘cup shape', termed a ‘ping-pong fracture'. In neonates, spontaneous elevation of a ping-pong fracture after birth trauma is well documented. However, in infants, spontaneous elevation of a ping-pong fracture following head injury is extremely rare. Here, we present the case of an 11-month-old child, in whom a ping-pong fracture was spontaneously elevated within 2 h. In addition, the relevant literature is reviewed and discussed.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1016-2291
,
1423-0305
Language:
English
Publisher:
S. Karger AG
Publication Date:
2012
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