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What are the signs of a hairline fracture?
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Pain and swelling: Even though you have a skull fracture you will probably also have a soft tissue injury that accompanies it. The fracture is seen on xray or ct.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Pain, pain with: Certain specific motions, minimal swelling, xrays that may only show the fracture in certain views are characteristic of hairline fracture ( line on x-ray is the width of a hair).
Answered 12/29/2022
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