Multiple thoracic vertebral compression fractures caused by non-accidental injury: Case report with radiological-pathological correlation

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 665-668

  Twomey, Eilish L ^a   Iemsawatdikul, Kriengkrai ^a   Stephens, Boyd G ^b   Gooding, Charles A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Fractures; Injuries; Non accidental trauma; Spine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPRESSION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; RETINOSCHISIS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE INJURY; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; THORACIC SPINE; VERTEBRA DISLOCATION; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

EID: 4444364509     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-004-1193-9     Document Type: Article

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