Table 1.

Summary of the 21 fracture positive cases

Case	Present on SXR	Present on CT	Side	Type	Sutural diastasis	Intracranial haemorrhage/injury
1	Yes	Yes	Right	Linear	No	No
2	Yes	Yes	Left	Linear	Yes	No
3	Yes	Yes	Right	Linear	No	No
4	Yes	Yes	Left	Linear	No	No
5	Yes	Yes	Right	Linear	No	No
6	Yes	Yes	Right	Linear	No	No
7	Yes	Yes	Right	Linear	No	No
8	Yes	Yes	Right	Depressed	No	SDH
9	Yes	Yes	Right	Linear	Yes	EDH
10	Yes	Yes	Right	Linear	No	No
11	Yes	Yes	Right	Linear	No	SDH
12	Yes	Yes	Right	Linear	Yes	SAH, parietal contusion
13	Yes	Yes	Right	Linear	No	No
14	Yes	Yes	Left	Linear	No	No
15	Yes	Yes	Right	Linear	No	No
16	Yes	Yes	Left	Linear	Yes	SDH
17	Yes	Yes	Left	Linear	No	EDH
18	Yes	Yes	Left	Linear	No	EDH
19	No	Yes	Left	Linear	No	No
20	No	Yes	Right	Linear	No	No
21	Yes	Yes	Left	Linear	No	No

A skull fracture was reported on either radiographs or head CT by consensus in these 21 cases. All 21 fractures were of the parietal bone. Soft tissue (scalp) swelling was present in all cases on radiographs and/or CT

SXR, skull radiograph(s); EDH, extradural haematoma; SDH, subdural haematoma; SAH, subarachnoid haemorrhage