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Citation:
Knipe H, Foster T, Faulty fetal packing. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 29 Mar 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-50816
Faulty fetal packing, also known as congenital vault depression, is a congenital concave depression of the skull in a newborn.
Epidemiology
Occurs in 1 in 10,000 births 1.
Pathology
This appearance is due to external compression on the skull from 1,2:
Treatment and prognosis
This deformity usually resolves with time 2.
Differential diagnosis
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1. Christopher Flannigan, Conor O'Neill. Faulty fetal packing. BMJ Case Reports. 2011: bcr0220113802. doi:10.1136/bcr.02.2011.3802 - Pubmed
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2. Glass RB, Fernbach SK, Norton KI, Choi PS, Naidich TP. The infant skull: a vault of information. Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc. 24 (2): 507-22. doi:10.1148/rg.242035105 - Pubmed
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3. Brittain C, Muthukumar P, Job S, Sanka S. 'Ping pong' fracture in a term infant. BMJ case reports. doi:10.1136/bcr.01.2012.5631 - Pubmed
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