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but this is not the current standard and there is no evidence supporting this
application.
Management. Unilateral, linear, nondepressed skull fractures without
underlying intracranial injury typically heal spontaneously and do not
necessitate immediate neurosurgical intervention. Recent evidence suggests
that an increasing number of patients are managed on an outpatient basis
with less than 1% of patients who returned after initial discharge from the
ED necessitated neurosurgical intervention. Patients with a nonfocal
neurologic examination who are asymptomatic may be discharged from the
ED if there is no concomitant intracranial injury, distracting traumatic
injury, nor a concern for nonaccidental trauma.