Which of the following skull fractures is called a 'Motorcyclist's fracture': (A) Ring fracture of base of skull, (B) Hinge fracture of base of skull, (C) Comminuted fracture of skull, (D) Depressed fracture of skull
Answer is B. B i.e. Hinge fracture of base of skull Guide to forensic medicine & toxicology: Jain (2004) p 98] Hinge fracture of base of skull, in which the base of skull is divided into two halvesQ, each moving independently of each other like a hinge, is termed as motor cyclest's facture.