title: Revival of non-surgical management of neonatal depressed skull fractures.
abstract: The management of depressed skull fractures in the newborn infant can be controversial. We report on a neonate, born by Caesarean section with difficult head extraction, complicated by a parietal depressed fracture. This 'ping-pong' fracture was treated by elevation with an obstetrical vacuum extractor. No complications occurred. The possible treatment modalities for neonatal depressed fractures, being conservative or operative, will be discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pollak
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raziel
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ariely
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schiffer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010294:Parietal Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013396:Suction; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014620:Vacuum Extraction, Obstetrical