Multiple fractures in infancy: scurvy or nonaccidental injury?

Colin R PatersonFormerly of Department of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UKAbstract: The child with unexplained fractures has a differential diagnosis that includes nonaccidental injury but also a number of bone disorders including osteogenesis imperfecta and rickets. This paper r...

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Main Author: Colin R Paterson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2010-09-01
Series:Orthopedic Research and Reviews
Online Access:http://www.dovepress.com/multiple-fractures-in-infancy-scurvy-or-nonaccidental-injury-a5248