[Closed fractures of the cranial vault in infants. Percutaneous elevation of the depressed bone].
A new technique of elevation of depressed skull fracture in infants without surgical incision has been advocated by the author. It consists of making percutaneously a little burr hole in the thin skull and elevating the depressed bone area with a special instrument serving both as perforator and elevator. The instrument and the technique are described in full. The infant leaves hospital the second day without complications. Five patients aged from six to twelve months were submitted to this new mode of treatment.
D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008722:Methods; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000601:surgery*
Fractures fermées de la voûte du crâne du nourrisson. Relévement percutané de l'enfoncement osseux.