title: Elevated fracture of skull in pediatric age group: A series of five patients with review of literature.
abstract: Elevated fractures of skull in pediatric age group are rarely reported in the literature. In view of rarity, we present a series of five cases of elevated skull fracture in pediatric age group. Over a period of 1-year, we operated on five such cases. In this article, we have discussed the mode, mechanism and extent of injury, its clinico-radiological findings, course of the disease, and the management outcome. Four out of five cases improved after surgery and did not suffer any complications. Early recognition and appropriate management of compound elevated fracture in pediatric age group comes with good outcome and prevents unwanted morbidity and mortality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
authors.forename: Jayendra
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
authors.forename: Anand
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
authors.forename: Viraat
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Harsh
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
keywords: Elevated skull fracture; ped compound elevated fracture; pediatric skull fracture