Open AccessDepressed fractures of skull: An institutional series of 453 patients and brief review of literature
Author(s) -
Anand Prakash,
Viraat Harsh,
Utkarsh Gupta,
Jayendra Kumar,
Anil Kumar
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2248-9614
DOI - 10.4103/ajns.ajns_168_16
Subject(s) - medicine , skull fracture , skull , glasgow coma scale , incidence (geometry) , neurosurgery , head injury , surgery , medical record , pediatrics , physics , optics
There has been a substantial increase in the number of cases with head injuries in the past two decades which has simultaneously led to increase in the annual incidence of depressed fractures of skull. Most of these skull fractures are associated with considerable morbidity and mortality of patients and an unavoidable financial burden on the family members. However, many changes have been undertaken directed toward improved management of patients with head injuries and skull fractures in the past 20 years.