- Linear
- Diastatic
- Depressed
- Ping pong
- Growing
- Accessory suture, vascular groove, Wormian bones are fracture mimics
- Healing
Approach to the differential diagnosis of different types of skull fractures:
- Linear fracture appears as a thin lucency
- Diastatic fracture appears as a wide lucency
- Depressed fracture has fragments that enter the cranium
- Ping pong fracture can be seen at birth
- Growing fracture enlarges over time
- Accessory suture, vascular groove and Wormian bones can mimic a fracture and are most confidently diagnosed when there is no associated soft tissue swelling
- Healing fracture has no periosteal reaction and slowly disappears
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