BASILAR SKULL FRACTURES

Course overview

BASILAR SKULL FRACTURES, USUALLY CAUSED BY SUBSTANTIAL BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA, INVOLVE AT LEAST ONE OF THE BONES THAT COMPOSE THE BASE OF THE SKULL. BASILAR SKULL FRACTURES MOST COMMONLY INVOLVE THE TEMPORAL BONES BUT MAY ALSO INVOLVE THE OCCIPITAL, SPHENOID, ETHMOID, AND ORBITAL PLATE OF THE FRONTAL BONE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF BASILAR SKULL FRACTURES AND UNDERSCORES THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.