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*Complete hinge fractures are considered severe; they are a 4 on the ''abbreviated injury scale'' (AIS).<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Adams | first1 = VI. | last2 = Carrubba | first2 = C. | title = The Abbreviated Injury Scale: application to autopsy data. | journal = Am J Forensic Med Pathol | volume = 19 | issue = 3 | pages = 246-51 | month = Sep | year = 1998 | doi = | PMID = 9760090 }}</ref> | *Complete hinge fractures are considered severe; they are a 4 on the ''abbreviated injury scale'' (AIS).<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Adams | first1 = VI. | last2 = Carrubba | first2 = C. | title = The Abbreviated Injury Scale: application to autopsy data. | journal = Am J Forensic Med Pathol | volume = 19 | issue = 3 | pages = 246-51 | month = Sep | year = 1998 | doi = | PMID = 9760090 }}</ref> | ||
*Classically due to a blow to the chin - resulting in a fracture across the medial fossa and sella turcica.<ref>URL: [http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Hinge_fracture_of_skull_is_seen_in_accidents_involving http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Hinge_fracture_of_skull_is_seen_in_accidents_involving]. Accessed on: 28 March 2012.</ref> | *Classically due to a blow to the chin - resulting in a fracture across the medial fossa and sella turcica.<ref>URL: [http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Hinge_fracture_of_skull_is_seen_in_accidents_involving http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Hinge_fracture_of_skull_is_seen_in_accidents_involving]. Accessed on: 28 March 2012.</ref> | ||
===Pathologic fracture=== | |||
{{Main|Pathologic fracture}} | |||
*A fracture due to an underlying pathology. | |||
=Autopsy= | =Autopsy= | ||