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The medical assessment of fractures in suspected child maltreatment: Infants and young children with skeletal injury

Canadian Paediatric SocietyPediatría2018Publicación oficial

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Official Canadian Paediatric Society document (2018) on “The medical assessment of fractures in suspected child maltreatment: Infants and young children with skeletal injury”. Fractures are common injuries in childhood. While most fractures are caused by accidental trauma, inflicted trauma (maltreatment) is a serious and potentially unrecognized cause of fractures, particularly in infants and young children. This practice point identifies the clinical features that prompt concern for inflicted skeletal injury and outlines a management approach based on current literature and published guid.

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