Head Injury is a general term used to describe any trauma to the head, and most specifically to the brain itself.

Skull Fracture: A skull fracture is a break in the bone surrounding the brain and other structures within the skull.

Linear Skull Fracture: A common injury, especially in children. A linear skull fracture is a simple break in the skull that follows a relatively straight line. It can occur after seemingly minor head injuries (falls, blows such as being struck by a rock, stick or other object or from motor vehicle accidents).

Depressed Skull Fracture: This is common after forceful impact by blunt objects most commonly, hammers, rocks, or other heavy but fairly small objects. This injury causes "dents" in the skull bone. If the depth of a depressed fractures is at least equal to the thickness of the surrounding skull bone (about - inch), surgery is often required to elevate the bony pieces and to inspect the brain for evidence of injury.

Neuro-Navigation, also termed frameless stereotactic surgery, is the ability to perform real-time intra-operative guidance during brain and/or spinal surgery. This ability increases the accuracy and safety in neurosurgery. Indeed such technology is becoming a standard in neurosurgery. At Suman hospitals, we use Brain Lab Frameless neuro navigation Systems. Such technology is able to guide the surgeon to the surgical targets without the use of external frames. The stereotactic or localization aspect of this technology is based on external or surface fiducials and internal or anatomical landmarks.