The prevalence of uncommon fractures on skeletal surveys performed to evaluate for suspected abuse in 930 children: Should practice guidelines change?

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Karmazyn, Boaz ^a,b   Lewis, Max E ^c   Jennings, S Gregory ^b   Hibbard, Roberta A ^b   Hicks, Ralph A ^b  

^a RILEY HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c St Vincent Joshua Max Simon Primary Care Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Fractures; Guidelines; Pediatric imaging; Skeletal surveys

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOT FRACTURE; FRACTURE; HAND FRACTURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; LONG BONE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; PELVIS FRACTURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB FRACTURE; SKULL FRACTURE; SPINE FRACTURE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREND STUDY;

CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INDIANA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE; RADIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79960528747     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.10.5733     Document Type: Article

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