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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-12-01
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Series: | Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751919300453 |