Alternative Names
Basilar skull fracture; Depressed skull fracture; Linear skull fracture
Definition of Skull fracture
A skull is a fracture or break in the cranial (skull) bones.
Review
Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc. – 1/14/2010













