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. 1975 May;42(5):530-4.
doi: 10.3171/jns.1975.42.5.0530.

Contrecoup skull fractures

C S Hirsch, B Kaufman

Contrecoup skull fractures

C S Hirsch et al. J Neurosurg. 1975 May.

Abstract

The authors describe the frequency, pathological features, and significance of contrecoup fractures of the anterior cranial fossae, which occur commonly when falls with occipital or temporal impacts cause fatal head injuries.

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