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Frontal bone fracture with subdural hematoma

Case contributed by Nikos Karapasias
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Female 5 year old with head injury after fall from bicycle.

Patient Data

Age: 5
Gender: Female

Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.

Long, linear fracture running across the frontal bone. It extends to the roof of left orbit (better seen on the Waters view).

Frontal bone fracture extending to the roof of left orbit, with an associated subdural hematoma.

Volume Reconstruction (VRT) images

Case Discussion

Female 5 year old with head injury after a fall from her bicycle and findings of frontal bone fracture that extends to the roof of the left orbit, with an associated subdural hematoma.

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