Analysis of 429 fractures in 189 battered children

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1988, Pages 585-589

  King, John ^a   Diefendorf, Dirk ^a   Apthorp, James ^a   Negrete, Vida Francis ^a   Carlson, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Battered child syndrome (BCS); Femur; Fractures; Humerus; Inflicted infant or child trauma; Long bone fractures; Nonaccidental trauma

Indexed keywords

AGE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIATRICS; RADIOLOGY; REVIEW; SHORT SURVEY;

ADOLESCENT; BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; HUMAN; HUMERAL FRACTURES; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; SKULL FRACTURES; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0023807446     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: 15392570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Akbarnia BA, Akbarnia NO. The role of the orthopedist in child abuse and neglect. Orthop Clin North Am 1976;3:733-42.
2. Akbarnia B, Torg JS, Kirkpatrick J, Sussman S. Manifestations of the battered child syndrome. J Bone Joint Surg [Am] 1974;56A: 1159-66.
3. Altman DH, Smith RC. Unrecognized trauma in infants and children. J Bone Joint Surg [Am] 1960;42A:407-13.
4. Boardman HE. Project to rescue children from inflicted injuries. Soc Work 1962;7:43.
5. Caffey J. Multiple fractures in long bones of infants suffering from chronic subdural hematomas. Am J Roentgenol 1946; 56:163-73.
6. Galleno H, Oppenheim WL. The battered child syndrome revisited. Clin Orthop 1982;162:11-9.
7. Heifer RE, Kempe CH. The battered child, 2nd ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1974.
8. Holter JC. Friedman SB. Child abuse: early case findings in the emergency department. Pediatrics 1968;42:128.
9. Kempe CH, Silverman FN, Steele BF, Droegemueller W, Silver NK. The battered child syndrome. JAMA 1962; 181:17-24.
10. Kleinman PK. Diagnostic imaging of child abuse. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1987.
11. Kleinman PK, Marks SC, Blackbourne B. The metaphyseal lesion in abused infants. Am J Roentgenol 1986;146:895-905.
12. Kogutt MS, Swischuk LE, Fagan CJ. Patterns of injury and significance of uncommon fractures in the battered child syndrome. Radiology 1974;121:143-9.
13. Leonidas JC. Skeletal trauma in the child abuse syndrome. Pediatr Ann 1983;12:875-82.
14. O'Neill JA, Meachan WF, Griffin PP, Sawyers JC. Patterns of injury in the battered child syndrome. J Trauma 1973; 13:332-9.
15. Sheinkop MB, Gardner HR. Child abuse as seen by the orthopedic surgeon. Presented at the 41st meeting of the AAOS, Chicago, Illinois, January 1974.
16. Silverman F. Roentgen manifestations of unrecognized skeletal trauma in infants. Am J Roentgenol 1953;69:413-26.
17. Silverman FN. Unrecognized trauma in infants, the battered child syndrome and the syndrome of Ambroise Tardieu. Radiology 1972;104:337-53.
18. Swischuk LE. Spine and spinal cord trauma in the battered child syndrome. Radiology 1969;92:733-7.
19. Tardieu A. Etude medico-legale sur les services et mauvais traitments exerces sur des enfants. Ann Hyg Publ Med Leg 1860;13:361-98.
20. Teng GT, Singleton EG, Daerchner CW. Skeletal injuries of the battered child. Am J Orthop 1964;202.
21. Wooley PV Jr, Evans WA Jr. Significance of skeletal lesions in infants resembling those of traumatic origin. JAMA 1955;158:539-43.