Linear nondisplaced skull fractures in children: who should be observed or admitted?

In this study the authors reviewed clinical management and outcomes in a large series of children with isolated linear nondisplaced skull fractures (NDSFs). Factors associated with hospitalization of these patients and costs of management were also reviewed.After institutional review board approval, the authors retrospectively reviewed clinical records and imaging studies for patients between the ages of 0 and 16 years who were evaluated for...