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ELEVATION OF CONGENITAL DEPRESSED FRACTURES OF THE SKULL BY THE VACUUM EXTRACTOR
Author(s) -
TAN K. L.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1974.tb04847.x
Subject(s) - vacuum extractor , medicine , extractor , skull , elevation (ballistics) , vacuum extraction , surgery , pediatrics , gynecology , process engineering , engineering , geometry , mathematics
. Tan. K. L. (Department of Paediatrics, University of Singapore, Singapore). Elevation of congenital depressed fractures of the skull by the vacuum extractor. Ada Paediatr Scand 63: 562, 1974.—The vacuum extractor has been found to be effective in elevating depressed fractures of the skull, especially those of some duration. Two cases are reported to illustrate this procedure. No ill effects have been encountered.