Frontobasal skull fracture patterns.
30 cases of frontobasal skull fractures are studied. The fracture lines are registered and shown to make patterns characteristic for this type of lesion. The patterns depend on the architecture of the anterior skull fossa, deflecting the energy of the trauma.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014054:Tomography