Early Surgery Does Not Seem to Be a Pivotal Criterion to Improve Prognosis in Patients with Frontal Depressed Skull Fractures

Introduction. There has been much debate about the ideal timing of surgery of frontal depressed skull fractures (DSF). In this paper, we assess whether timing of surgery may have influenced outcome. Methods. Retrospective cohort of 40 consecutive patients with frontal DSF who underwent surgical tre...

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Main Authors: Neville, Iuri Santana, Amorim, Robson Luis, Paiva, Wellingson Silva, Sanders, Felipe Hada, Teixeira, Manoel Jacobsen, de Andrade, Almir Ferreira
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4145544/