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ping-pong fracture [1 record]

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Record 1 1992-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A peculiar type of depressed skull fracture without evidence of a definite fracture line. It occurs in infants and young children. The depression is similar to that which can be made in a ping-pong ball with the finger.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Fracture observée exclusivement chez le nourrisson, où une partie de la voûte crânienne est enfoncée de façon régulière sans être fracturée. [D'après MEDEC, 1989, p. 289, sous "embarrure".]

Spanish

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