Open AccessRadiologic Assessment of Skull Fracture Healing in Young Children
Author(s) -
Nancy S. Harper,
Sonja Eddleman,
Khushbu Shukla,
Maria Veronica Narcise,
Laura J Padhye,
Loralie J Peterson,
Michael Murati,
Caroline George
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pediatric emergency care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.449
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1535-1815
pISSN - 0749-5161
DOI - 10.1097/pec.0000000000002215
Subject(s) - medicine , skull fracture , skull , radiography , head injury , surgery , accidental , bone healing , physics , acoustics
Skull fractures are commonly seen after both accidental and nonaccidental head injuries in young children. A history of recent trauma may be lacking in either an accidental or nonaccidental head injury event. Furthermore, skull fractures do not offer an indication of the stage of healing on radiologic studies because they do not heal with callus formation as seen with long bone fractures. Thus, a better understanding on the timing of skull fracture resolution may provide guidance on the medical evaluation for accidental or nonaccidental head injury.