Fractures of child abuse

MB Marine, MM Forbes-Amrhein - Pediatric radiology, 2021 - Springer
The objective of this paper is to review common challenges when evaluating fractures in the
setting of possible child abuse and approaches to navigate them. This paper reviews the …

Radiographic timelines for pediatric healing fractures: a systematic review

DL Messer, BH Adler, FW Brink, H Xiang, AM Agnew - Pediatric Radiology, 2020 - Springer
Skeletal fractures, a common injury in physically abused children, often go undetected and
untreated for significant lengths of time and are sometimes incidentally discovered …

Missed rib fractures on initial chest CT in trauma patients: time patterns, clinical and forensic significance

J Hu, ZF Zheng, SH Wang, DL Si, YQ Yuan, BL Gao - European radiology, 2021 - Springer
Objective To analyze missed rib fractures and proper time for evaluation on CT at different
ages and to determine factors that favor missed fractures. Methods One hundred patients …

Controversial aspects of imaging in child abuse: a second roundtable discussion from the ESPR child abuse taskforce

M Paddock, AK Choudhary, A Jeanes, K Mankad… - Pediatric …, 2023 - Springer
This second roundtable discussion was convened at the 56th European Society of
Paediatric Radiology (ESPR) 2022 Annual Meeting in Marseille, France, to discuss …

Establishing signs for acute and healing phases of distal tibial classic metaphyseal lesions

B Karmazyn, MB Marine, MR Wanner, D Sağlam… - Pediatric …, 2020 - Springer
Background Stages of healing for classic metaphyseal lesions (CMLs) are not well
established. Follow-up skeletal surveys provide an opportunity to evaluate signs of healing …

[HTML][HTML] Osteoimmunology: The effect of autoimmunity on fracture healing and skeletal analysis

SR Lončar, SE Halcrow, D Swales - Forensic Science International …, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding factors that affect bone response to trauma is integral to forensic skeletal
analysis. It is essential in forensic anthropology to identify if impaired fracture healing …

A review of current imaging techniques used for the detection of occult bony fractures in young children suspected of sustaining non‐accidental injury

M Lawson, J Tully, M Ditchfield… - Journal of Medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐accidental injuries remain a leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in
young children. The accurate identification of the full spectrum of injuries in children …

Deep learning of birth-related infant clavicle fractures: a potential virtual consultant for fracture dating

A Tsai, PE Grant, SK Warfield, Y Ou, PK Kleinman - Pediatric Radiology, 2022 - Springer
Background In infant abuse investigations, dating of skeletal injuries from radiographs is
desirable to reach a clear timeline of traumatic events. Prior studies have used infant birth …

Validating scoring systems for fracture healing in infants and young children: pilot study

S Crompton, F Messina, G Klafkowski, C Hall… - Pediatric …, 2021 - Springer
Background Recent studies have analysed birth-related clavicular fractures to propose time
frames for healing that could be applied to dating of all fractures in cases of suspected child …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasound Diagnosis of Clavicle Fractures in Newborns: A Systematic Review

L Galimberti, G Garbetta, A Poloniato, R Rovelli… - Children, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: Fractures of the clavicle are the most common birth injury among newborns.
Aim of this systematic review was to provide a comprehensive analysis of the role of …