Skull Fractures

"Skull Fractures" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Fractures of the skull which may result from penetrating or nonpenetrating head injuries or rarely BONE DISEASES (see also FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS). Skull fractures may be classified by location (e.g., SKULL FRACTURE, BASILAR), radiographic appearance (e.g., linear), or based upon cranial integrity (e.g., SKULL FRACTURE, DEPRESSED).

Descriptor ID	D012887
MeSH Number(s)	C10.900.300.918 C26.404.750 C26.915.300.745
Concept/Terms	Skull Fractures Skull Fractures Fracture, Skull Fractures, Skull Skull Fracture Skull Fracture, Non-Depressed Skull Fracture, Non-Depressed Fracture, Non-Depressed Skull Fractures, Non-Depressed Skull Non-Depressed Skull Fractures Skull Fracture, Non Depressed Skull Fractures, Non-Depressed Non-Depressed Skull Fracture Non Depressed Skull Fracture Linear Skull Fracture Linear Skull Fracture Fractures, Linear Skull Linear Skull Fractures Skull Fractures, Linear Skull Fracture, Linear

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Skull Fractures".

Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Trauma, Nervous System [C10.900]
Craniocerebral Trauma [C10.900.300]
Skull Fractures [C10.900.300.918]
Wounds and Injuries [C26]
Fractures, Bone [C26.404]
Skull Fractures [C26.404.750]
Trauma, Nervous System [C26.915]
Craniocerebral Trauma [C26.915.300]
Skull Fractures [C26.915.300.745]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Skull Fractures".

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