Head Injury (Skull) Flashcards
1
Q
Enumarate 4 types of skull fractures
A
Long linear or fissure (most common).
Ring fracture.
Depressed fracture or Pond
Hinge fracture
2
Q
Ring fracture occurs due to:
A
Falling standing or on the buttocks.
3
Q
Ring fracture site:
A
Around foramen magnum
4
Q
Special type of depressed fracture occurs in children:
A
Pond (Ping-bong) fracture
Extra-info: It can return to its place due to the elasticity of children’s bones
5
Q
Hinge fracture also called:
A
Motorcyclist fracture
6
Q
It is not fracture but it occurs in sutur of skull in children:
A
Springing of suture or Diastatic fracture
7
Q
type of fracture that striate from side to other side:
A
Hinge fracture (motorcyclist)
