Basilar Skull Fractures Produced by Facial Impacts - Case Histories and a Review of the Literature

Authors

• Donald F. Huelke - Dept. of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Michigan Medical School
• William S. Smock - Dept of Anatomy, University of Louisville Medical School
• Peter M. Fuller - Dept of Anatomy, University of Louisville Medical School
• George R. Nichols - Dept. of Pathology, University of Louisville Medical School

Topic

• Head
• Technical review
• Injuries
• Documentation
• Historical reference
• Crashes

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