Predicting dural tear in patients will skull fractures secondary to assault

Aim: Skull fractures of the calvarium associated with a dural tear are regarded as neurosurgical emergencies to prevent potentially devastating infective complications. We aimed to determine the significance of pre-operative clinical and radiological variables in predicting dural tear in 135 patient...

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Main Authors: Patrick Lekgwara, Adrian Kelly, Aftab Younus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-12-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751919300453