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- Title
Spontaneous Elevation of a Ping-Pong Fracture: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
- Authors
Sorar, Mehmet; Fesli, Ramazan; Gürer, Bora; Kertmen, Hayri; Sekerci, Zeki
- Abstract
Depressed skull fractures compromise 7-10% of the children admitted to hospital with a head injury. Depressed skull fractures that occur in children younger than 1 year are different from those found in older children. In neonates and infants, a depressed fracture forms an inward buckling of the bones forming a 'cup shape', termed a 'ping-pong fracture'. In neonates, spontaneous elevation of a ping-pong fracture after birth trauma is well documented. However, in infants, spontaneous elevation of a ping-pong fracture following head injury is extremely rare. Here, we present the case of an 11-month-old child, in whom a ping-pong fracture was spontaneously elevated within 2 h. In addition, the relevant literature is reviewed and discussed. Copyright © 2013 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Subjects
SKULL fractures; INFANTS' injuries; TREATMENT of children's injuries; FRACTURE fixation; HEAD injuries; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2013, Vol 48, Issue 5, p324
- ISSN
1016-2291
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000351412