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

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dc.contributor.authorChauvin-Kimoff, L., Allard-Dansereau, C., & Colbourne, M.
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-19T16:50:12Z
dc.date.available2018-04-19T16:50:12Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractFractures 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 guidelines, including the clinician's duty to report suspicion of child abuse to child welfare authorities. This document does not address isolated skull fractures.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChauvin-Kimoff, L., Allard-Dansereau, C., & Colbourne, M. (2018). The medical assessment of fractures in suspected child maltreatment: Infants and young children with skeletal injury. Paediatrics & Child Health, 23(2), 156-160.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://academic.oup.com/pch/article/23/2/156/4969589
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/3793
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherPaediatrics & Child Healthen_US
dc.subjectfracturesen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectskeletal injuryen_US
dc.titleThe medical assessment of fractures in suspected child maltreatment: Infants and young children with skeletal injuryen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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