Humerus shaft fractures in young children: Accident or abuse?

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 293-297

  Shaw, Brian A ^a   Murphy, Kelleen M ^a   Shaw, Anthony ^a   Oppenheim, William L ^a   Myracle, Michael R ^a  

^a Valley Children's Hospital Fresno County   (United States)

Author keywords

Battered child syndrome; Child abuse; Humerus fracture

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INFANT; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACCIDENTS; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030947335     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-199705000-00005     Document Type: Article

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