Transsphenoidal base of skull fractures (illustrations)

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard
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Diagram depicting the 4 most common patterns of base of skull fractures that pass through the sphenoid sinus (transsphenoidal basilar skull fracture). 

Diagram annotated by Frank Gaillard, based on the description by West et al 1

Drawing of the skull adapted from illustration by Patrick J. Lynch (CC BY 2.5) commons.wikimedia.org File:Skull_brain_human_normal.sv

Diagrams depicting the most common patterns of base of skull fractures that pass through the sphenoid sinus (transsphenoidal basilar skull fracture). 

Diagrams annotated by Frank Gaillard, based on the description by West et al 1

Drawing of the skull adapted from illustration by Patrick J. Lynch (CC BY 2.5) commons.wikimedia.org File:Skull_brain_human_normal.svg

Diagrams depicting the most common patterns of base of skull fractures that pass through the sphenoid sinus (transsphenoidal basilar skull fracture). 

Diagrams annotated by Frank Gaillard, based on the description by West et al 1

Drawing of the skull adapted from illustration by Patrick J. Lynch (CC BY 2.5) commons.wikimedia.org File:Skull_brain_human_normal.sv

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