Skull fracture

Skull fractures are more common, often due to blunt violence or penetrating injuries, and most require no special treatment, so the fracture itself is not important. However, the occurrence of skull fractures is closely related to the direction, size, and deceleration distance of violent effects. Because skull fractures are often accompanied by damage to the brain, meninges, intracranial blood vessels and nerves, if not handled in time, it can cause intracranial hematomas, cerebrospinal fluid leakage, Complications such as intracranial infection affect the prognosis. Therefore, timely, effective and correct diagnosis and treatment are particularly important. There are many types of skull fractures. According to the location of the fracture, they can be divided into skull cap and skull base fractures. According to the shape of the fracture, they can be divided into linear, sunken, comminuted, and cave fractures; Interlinked, can be divided into closed fractures and open fractures.

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