The Outcome of Various Methods of Surgical Reconstruction of Depressed Skull Fractures

Launched by ASSIUT UNIVERSITY · Mar 11, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

Depressed Fractures are of the commonest conditions seen in Head injuries; its incidence is unknown, but it is seen most commonly in Assault by hard objects and Road Traffic Accidents (8) and other high momentum collisions with the skull. Parietal bone is the most commonly fractured, followed by Temporal, Occipital and Frontal bones (1,8) They are classified mainly as Simple (Closed) or Compound (Open). Depressed fractures can be managed conservatively (2,3) but surgical intervention is needed if the depression is greater than calvarium thickness (1,2,8) or the fracture is over the Superior...

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Eligibility criteria

• 1. Inclusion criteria:
• • 1. Any patient of both sexes admitted to Trauma unit with total coverage of 1 year.
• • 2. Patients with Surgically indicated Depressed Skull Fractures
• 2. Exclusion criteria:
• • 1. Patients with congenital causes of depressed fractures 2. Patients with Old trauma (1 month or more). 3. Patients with Severe Polytrauma, and no evident Neurosurgical emergency. 3. Patients that need ICU/ CCU admission. 4. Patients with Expressed Fractures.