title: Growing skull fractures.
abstract: Growing skull fractures or craniocerebral erosions are rare sequel to cranial fractures where progressively growing cranial defects follow lacerations involving the duramater. Their usual site is the parietal region. They present as a cystic, non-tender swelling with an underlying palpable bony defect. One such case is reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics* and Radiodiagnosis, G.R. Medical College and J.A. Group of Hospitals, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. shivram27@msn.com
authors.forename: Shivram Gopal
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Iyer
authors.forename: Puneet
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.forename: Ghanshyam D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Kumhar
mesh_terms: D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007223:Infant; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D010294:Parietal Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012886:Skull / Q000254:growth & development; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome