Frontal Fracture Differential Diagnoses
- Author: Thomas Widell, MD; Chief Editor: Rick Kulkarni, MD more...
Differential Diagnoses
- Blast Injuries
- Corneal Abrasion
- Corneal Laceration
- Dislocations, Mandible
- Domestic Violence
- Epidural Hematoma
- Epistaxis
- Fractures, Cervical Spine
- Fractures, Face
- Fractures, Frontal
- Fractures, Mandible
- Fractures, Orbital
- Globe Rupture
- Neck Trauma
- Pediatrics, Child Abuse
- Retinal Detachment
- Sexual Assault
- Shock, Hemorrhagic
- Spinal Cord Injuries
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Subdural Hematoma
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