It's almost always a blow to the skull, or the skull hitting something.
The bones that can crack in the skull are mainly the frontal bone, parietal bones, temporal bones, and occipital bone. These cracks are referred to as skull fractures and can vary in severity depending on the force of impact. Prompt medical evaluation is essential if a skull fracture is suspected to prevent potential complications such as brain injury.
Repeated bending causes tiny cracks to form in the nail, weakening its structure. Over time, these cracks can accumulate and propagate, eventually leading to a complete fracture of the nail when subjected to sufficient force.
A tensile force is a sliding and separating force that causes materials to break. This force pulls on the material in opposite directions, leading to the separation and fracture of the material.
fracture is a noun; or a verb, as in "I will fracture this brick".
The three main types of fracture are: Closed fracture: the bone breaks but does not break through the skin. Open fracture: the bone breaks and protrudes through the skin. Hairline fracture: a small crack in the bone that may be difficult to detect initially.
Fracture of the basal portion of the skull causes mastoid bruising.
A fracture in the skull is called a skull fracture. It occurs when there is a break in the cranial bones. Treatment may vary depending on the severity and location of the fracture.
When a fracture is associated with a laceration or cut in the area of the fracture, it is called an open fracture
a hairline fracture is not as serious as you would think the skull can heal its self fairly quickly
Hinge fracture of skull is a basilar fracture of skull involving middle cranial fossa & pituitary fossa dividing the base of the skull into an anterior and posterior segments. Its associated with blows to the chin as sustained by boxers or motorcyclists who fall on the road surface striking the chin
A fracture of the cribriform plate, which is part of the ethmoid bone located at the base of the skull, can lead to the loss of smell, a condition known as anosmia. This type of fracture can damage the olfactory nerves that transmit smell signals from the nasal cavity to the brain. Such injuries often occur in cases of severe head trauma. Additionally, the presence of cerebrospinal fluid leaks may accompany this type of fracture.
Skull fractures take a few months to heal. When fracturing the skull the healing process takes a lot longer than any other fracture, like a fracture in the wrist or foot. Because of how much was damage and depending on the area of the fracture and the extent of the damage, the healing process could take up to a year, and in some cases even longer. Once you fracture your skull the healing process also includes the healing of the brain itself. You can't just fracture the skull and get on with your life. Depending on the force that fractured your skull you can end up with memory loss, brain damage, and other nerve problems.
This called a suture. It is an immovable joint where two bones in the skull meet to form this joint.
If you fall from the roof, you may fracture your skull. My dad went rollerskating and came home with a fracture in his left leg. On a mountainside, granite can fracture into blocks in a process called exfoliation.
I am assuming that craniomoty is intended to mean craniectomy. If this is the case, then the answer is no. By breaking this word into its subdivisional parts, or combining forms (crani/o and -tomy), it means surgical removal of a portion of the cranium (or skull). This procedure is used to eleviate intracranial pressure, to accomodate for swelling of the brain, or both after the occurance of a traumatic event. A depressed skull fracture could be the said event, which causes ICP and therefore indicate the need of a craniectomy.
Arachnoid cysts can cause chronic remodeling and thinning of the adjacent skull. So--while I've personally never seen a case of skull fx directly overlying an arachnoid cyst (general diagnostic radiologist, 6 yrs in practice)--it certainly would seem that the involved portion of skull would be relatively more susceptible to fracture in the event of trauma.
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