. Medical and surgical therapy . !!Dccar? Fig. 2 —The projectile has penetrated the skull and passed out again,almost immediately, following the arc of a small circle. In thesecases the brain and the dura mater are necessarily injured overa large area, but the cerebral lesions are not very deep, and thedetached fragments of bone are never projected very far into theinterior of the brain. These wounds are often cured if well 7J Fig ;j.—Here the projectile has struck the skull at right angles withoutpenetrating it; both tables are broken, and the splinters of theinternal table have pro
. Medical and surgical therapy . !!Dccar? Fig. 2 —The projectile has penetrated the skull and passed out again,almost immediately, following the arc of a small circle. In thesecases the brain and the dura mater are necessarily injured overa large area, but the cerebral lesions are not very deep, and thedetached fragments of bone are never projected very far into theinterior of the brain. These wounds are often cured if well 7J Fig ;j.—Here the projectile has struck the skull at right angles withoutpenetrating it; both tables are broken, and the splinters of theinternal table have probably been driven very far into the interiorof the brain not far from the ventricle. These wounds, which arenot very shattering, are amongst the most serious. This woundmay be treated by a large osteoplastic flap.
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