A 40-year-old woman was involved in a car crash. She was unconscious for 5 minutes. X-ray revealed a depressed fracture in the frontal region. Which of the following statements is true of skull fracture?
Correct Answer: In the anterior cranial fossa, it may produce rhinorrhea.
Description: Skull fractures should be explored only if they are compound, if a depressed fracture is present, or if an intracranial lesion requires exploration. Compound fracture implies that the fracture site communicates with the exterior. Rhinorrhea is caused by leakage of CSF through a fractured cribriform plate.
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