depressed fracture

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Noun1.depressed fracture - fracture of the skull where the bone is pushed in
fracture, break - breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall"
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The police said the boy sustained a depressed skull fracture.
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Sub-arachnoid hemorrhage was the commonest CT scan finding followed by depressed skull fracture.
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Andy Little suffered a horrendous training ground injury, ending up in hospital with a depressed skull fracture, a fractured eye socket and two cracked bones in his neck.
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He was taken to hospital and found to have a depressed skull fracture with a small bleed on the brain.
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Introduction: Depressed skull fracture in newborn is uncommon.
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Depressed skull fracture and epidural hematoma from head fixation with pins for craniotomy in children.
Depressed skull fracture and epidural hematoma resulted from pin-type head holder for craniotomy in children
After being taken to hospital Mr Jawaid was making a good recovery from the depressed skull fracture inflicted during the robbery.
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Robert Gibb, 28, suffered a depressed skull fracture when he hit a stone while enduro racing in the Northumberland countryside.
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A depressed skull fracture suffered in the crash - at an isolated location in the Northumberland countryside - meant emergency help and medical treatment were essential to his long-term recovery.
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As a result of the hammer attack, Mr Newell was left with a depressed skull fracture and other injuries to his face and body.
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In addition, the baby was placed in the well-baby nursery, which was inappropriate because he was born through thick meconium, resuscitated by a neonatal nurse, and had a depressed skull fracture.
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He was taken to hospital under police escort with a depressed skull fracture.
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