Ping pong fracture

Case contributed by Yahya Baba , 17 Sep 2022
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Mostafa Elfeky, 18 Sep 2022
Disclosures - updated 11 May 2022: Nothing to disclose

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Ping pong fractures are the equivalent of greenstick fractures of long bones. Spontaneous elevation in this type of fracture is extremely rare and the treatment is generally conservative.

  • -<p>Ping pong fractures are the equivalent of <a href="/articles/greenstick-fracture">greenstick fractures</a> of long bones. Spontaneous elevation in this type of fracture is extremely rare and the treatment is generally conservative.</p>
  • +<p><a title="Ping pong fractures" href="/articles/ping-pong-skull-fracture">Ping pong fractures</a> are the equivalent of <a href="/articles/greenstick-fracture">greenstick fractures</a> of long bones. Spontaneous elevation in this type of fracture is extremely rare and the treatment is generally conservative.</p>

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  • Central Nervous System

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