title: [Cranial fractures during growth. An analysis of the authors' personal cases and therapeutic management of such childhood pathology].
abstract: Growing skull fractures are a rare complication of head injury with a dome fracture. The cases described in literature highlight a higher frequency of this pathology in children under than over three years of age. The authors describe 4 personal cases, underlying the clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects. The aetiological hypothesis of a dural tear and its anatomic-pathological evolution are investigated. The surgical technique of dural and bony repair is also discussed. The authors conclude that this complication must be recognized early in order to obtain very good results after surgical therapy.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Neurochirurgia, Ospedale Civile Maggiore, Verona.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cappelletto
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mazza
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Da Pian
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000601:surgery; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Le fratture craniche in accrescimento. Analisi della casistica personale e condotta terapeutica di tale patologia infantile.