Compound Fracture Skull

The patients were followed up for six months.

Compound fracture skull. Where there is a break in the skin and a splintering of the skull bone. For example if a tibia fracture is a closed injury it may take an average of 3 months for healing where is an open fracture may take 4 6 weeks longer even if the fracture pattern is similar. Skull fractures can be broadly divided in a variety of way. Probably because of this fact the patient who sustain elevated compound fracture carries a better prognosis 2 3 5 6 9 the basic principles for the management of compound elevated skull fractures are same for any the other compound wound compound depressed skull fractures that is early recognition and prompt intervention broad spectrum antibiotics wound debridement removal of loose bone.

A depressed skull fracture is a break in a cranial bone or crushed portion of skull with depression of the bone in toward the brain. Depressed facture this refers to a fracture that causes the skull to indent or extend into. As the severity of the open fracture increases the likelihood of complications and the length of time for healing also increases proportionally. Some skull fractures can cause bleeding or swelling in the brain which can compress the underlying brain.

There were 56 patients with compound depressed fracture of the skull who were operated in the department. Associated with overlying wound. Also known as a compound fracture an open fracture occurs when the skin is broken and the bone emerges. Compound depressed skull fractures occur when there is a laceration over the fracture putting the internal cranial cavity in contact with the outside environment increasing the risk of contamination and infection.

Their clinical radiological and operative findings were studied. A compound fracture involves a break in or loss of skin and splintering of the bone.