Depressed Fracture Skull

A depressed skull fracture is the destruction of a skull bone (or “crushed” part of the skull) with the bone falling into the brain. These types of fractures occur in 11% of serious head injuries. They are comminuted fractures, in the course of which the damaged bones are pushed inwards.

Symptoms of Depressed Fracture Skull

• Pain within the injured area
• Swelling may occur within/ around the injury
• Obvious depression or abnormality may happen 
• Warmth, bruising, or redness near or in the place of injury
• Blood or clear fluid oozing from the ears or nose
• Bruising behind the ears or around the eyes 
• Facial weakness.

Risk Factors Involving a Depressed Fracture Skull

Fractures occur once there’s an additional force applied. These fractures generally occur from falls, sports, motorcar accidents, or direct blows to the top or body.

• There is a chance of infection in contaminated depressed fracture skull
• There can be a  risk of developing seizures which conjointly exist. The general risk of seizures is low however, it can be higher if the patient loses consciousness

Probable Treatment

• Computer Assisted Surgery (CAS)
  Imaging scans and computer technology are needed to build a three-dimensional (3-D) model of an organ. Within the case of operation, the 3-D model is of the brain.
• Microsurgery
  It describes a pattern of procedures for which surgeons practice a high-powered operating microscope and particular instruments to operate on small or gentle structures in the brain.