Spontaneous Elevation of a Ping-Pong Fracture: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Depressed skull fractures compromise 7-10% of the children admitted to hospital with a head injury. Depressed skull fractures that occur in children younger than 1 year are different from those found in older children. In neonates and infants, a depressed fracture forms an inward buckling of the bon...

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Published inPediatric neurosurgery Vol. 48; no. 5; pp. 324 - 326
Main Authors Sorar, Mehmet, Fesli, Ramazan, Gürer, Bora, Kertmen, Hayri, Sekerci, Zeki
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 01.01.2012
Subjects
Case Report
Female
Fractures
Humans
Infant
Neurosurgery
Parietal Bone - diagnostic imaging
Pediatrics
Radiography
Remission, Spontaneous
Skull Fracture, Depressed - diagnostic imaging
Surgical outcomes
Spontaneous elevation
Infant
Head trauma
Ping-pong fracture
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Summary:Depressed skull fractures compromise 7-10% of the children admitted to hospital with a head injury. Depressed skull fractures that occur in children younger than 1 year are different from those found in older children. In neonates and infants, a depressed fracture forms an inward buckling of the bones forming a ‘cup shape', termed a ‘ping-pong fracture'. In neonates, spontaneous elevation of a ping-pong fracture after birth trauma is well documented. However, in infants, spontaneous elevation of a ping-pong fracture following head injury is extremely rare. Here, we present the case of an 11-month-old child, in whom a ping-pong fracture was spontaneously elevated within 2 h. In addition, the relevant literature is reviewed and discussed.
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ISSN:1016-2291
1423-0305
DOI:10.1159/000351412