title: Operative management of growing skull fractures: a technical note.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Growing skull fractures can be a challenging surgical problem facing the pediatric neurosurgeon. The goal of this manuscript is to clarify effective surgical methods and to provide the rationale for these techniques.
  
  
  METHODS
  We describe the surgical techniques for treatment of growing skull fractures. We clarify the underlying concepts, with respect to dural closure and repair of bony defects, that have led to these techniques.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  With effective surgical technique, the pediatric neurosurgeon can effectively treat growing skull fractures, with excellent outcomes in terms of bony coverage and cosmesis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Pediatric Surgery, British Columbia Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, 4480 Oak Street, Room K3-159, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6H 3V4. ash.singhal@cw.bc.ca
authors.forename: Ashutosh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singhal
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Steinbok
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*