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Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® 3/2011

01-03-2011 | Symposium: Nonaccidental Trauma in Children

Nonaccidental Trauma in Children: Editorial Comment

Authors: Harish S. Hosalkar, MD, Dennis R. Wenger, MD

Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Issue 3/2011

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The childhood nonaccidental trauma syndrome describes a troubling family/social disorder with fascinating musculoskeletal ramifications. The disorder was poorly recognized and understood until Kempe and colleagues at the University of Colorado published their landmark 1962 paper in the Journal of the American Medical Association entitled “The Battered Child Syndrome” [2]. Although perhaps less polite than current terminology, Kempe’s choice of title language brought worldwide recognition of the condition—a “tipping point” of sorts. Subsequent descriptions have included child abuse, nonaccidental trauma, as well as child and family maltreatment. …
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Tardieu A. Etude médico-lègale sur les services et mauvais traitements exerces sur des enfants. Ann Hyg Publ Med Leg. 1860;13:361–398.
Metadata
Title
Nonaccidental Trauma in Children: Editorial Comment
Authors
Harish S. Hosalkar, MD
Dennis R. Wenger, MD
Publication date
01-03-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® / Issue 3/2011
Print ISSN: 0009-921X
Electronic ISSN: 1528-1132
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-010-1680-2

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