Fractured Femur in Infancy: The Role of Child Abuse

SUMMARYAnalysis of 80 femoral fracture episodes in children under 4 years of age revealed that 8.5% were due to violent trauma, 12.5% were “pathologic” fractures, 30% were related to child abuse, and 49% resulted from normal trauma to normal children. Child abuse as a cause of femoral fracture is mo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of pediatric orthopaedics 1983-11, Vol.3 (5), p.583-586
Hauptverfasser:	Beals, Rodney K, Tufts, Emily
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Child Child Abuse Child, Preschool Female Femoral Fractures - diagnostic imaging Femoral Fractures - etiology Fractures, Spontaneous - etiology Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Injuries of the limb. Injuries of the spine Male Medical sciences Radiography Retrospective Studies Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents Violence Wounds and Injuries - complications
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