title: Skull fracture secondary to application of a Mayfield skull clamp in an adult patient: case report and review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Neurovascular & Stroke Programs, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, TMP402, New Haven, CT 06510, USA. charles.matouk@yale.edu
authors.forename: Charles C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Matouk
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Ellis
authors.forename: Suneil K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kalia
authors.forename: Howard J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Ginsberg
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D016267:External Fixators / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005922:Glomerulonephritis, IGA / Q000150:complications; D046748:Hematoma, Epidural, Spinal / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D012886:Skull / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000209:etiology*; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D055009:Spondylosis / Q000150:complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed