[Depressed skull fractures in children under 2 years of age. Retrospective study of 43 cases].
Depressed skull fractures (DSF) in infancy and childhood are frequent but only a few articles make an analysis in children with age between 0 and 2 years. This is a retrospective study of 43 patients with DSF and age ranged from 0 to 2 years. Falls and traffic accidents were the most common causes. Most patients were admitted in alert state. 69.8% of the patients were submitted to surgical treatment. The parietal bone was more frequently injured (55.8%). Most of the patients had type 1 DSF (the depressed bone remains connected to the cranial vault). The incidence of associated lesions of nervous system was lower than reported in the literature.
Miura
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Hospital das Clínicas (HC), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), Brasil.
Plese
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Ciquini Júnior
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Martinez
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JA
Matushita
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D000058:Accidental Falls; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000601:surgery; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*