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Descriptor English: Skull Fracture, Depressed
Descriptor Spanish: Fractura Craneal Deprimida
Descriptor fractura craneal con hundimiento
Entry term(s) fractura craneal compuesta con depresión
fractura craneal compuesta con hundimiento
fractura craneal con depresión
fractura craneal deprimida
fractura del cráneo compuesta con depresión
fractura del cráneo con hundimiento
Scope note: Fractura del cráneo que se caracteriza porque existe depresión de un fragmento o sección del hueso del cráneo, que a menudo comprime el cerebro y la duramadre que están debajo. Las fracturas craneales con depresión, que se caracterizan por poseer heridas en la piel que se comunican con fragmentos de cráneo, se conocen como fracturas craneales compuestas deprimidas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Fratura do Crânio com Afundamento
Descriptor French: Embarrure
Entry term(s): Compound Depressed Skull Fracture
Compound Depressed Skull Fractures
Depressed Skull Fracture
Depressed Skull Fractures
Fracture, Depressed Skull
Fractures, Depressed Skull
Skull Fracture, Compound Depressed
Skull Fractures, Compound Depressed
Skull Fractures, Depressed
Tree number(s): C10.900.300.918.300
C26.404.750.890
C26.915.300.745.350
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020204
Scope note: A skull fracture characterized by inward depression of a fragment or section of cranial bone, often compressing the underlying dura mater and brain. Depressed cranial fractures which feature open skin wounds that communicate with skull fragments are referred to as compound depressed skull fractures.
Annotation: coordinate with specific bone in the skull /inj if pertinent
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Brain Injuries (1965-1999)
Skull Fractures (1965-1999)
Public MeSH Note: 2000
History Note: 2000
DeCS ID: 34375
Unique ID: D020204
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Date Established: 2000/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/11/03
Revision Date: 2015/06/23
Skull Fracture, Depressed - Preferred
Concept UI M0328292
Scope note A skull fracture characterized by inward depression of a fragment or section of cranial bone, often compressing the underlying dura mater and brain. Depressed cranial fractures which feature open skin wounds that communicate with skull fragments are referred to as compound depressed skull fractures.
Preferred term Skull Fracture, Depressed
Entry term(s) Depressed Skull Fracture
Depressed Skull Fractures
Fracture, Depressed Skull
Fractures, Depressed Skull
Skull Fractures, Depressed
Skull Fracture, Compound Depressed - Narrower
Concept UI M0335812
Preferred term Skull Fracture, Compound Depressed
Entry term(s) Compound Depressed Skull Fracture
Compound Depressed Skull Fractures
Skull Fractures, Compound Depressed



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