Published in:
01-11-2008 | Commentary
Rickets vs. abuse: a national and international epidemic
Authors:
Kathy A. Keller, Patrick D. Barnes
Published in:
Pediatric Radiology
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Issue 11/2008
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Excerpt
In the May 2007 issue of
Pediatric Radiology, the article “Can classic metaphyseal lesions follow uncomplicated caesarean section?” [
1] suggested that enough trauma could occur under these circumstances to produce fractures previously described as “highly specific for child abuse” [
2]. However, the question of whether the metaphyses were normal to begin with was not raised. Why should this be an issue? …