Ping pong fracture

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The ping-pong fracture is a term used for a child's impression fracture . The skull bone is dented and deformed like a dented table tennis ball. A fracture gap cannot be determined. The diagnosis is made using computed tomography .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ DS Wheeler, TR Shope: Depressed fracture in a 7-month-old who fell from bed. In: Pediatrics. 1997; 100, pp. 1033-1034.