Abstract
Fractures of the extremities are the most common fractures in infancy and childhood, they often occur accidentally making it sometimes difficult to discriminate them from inflicted trauma. In this chapter fractures of both the upper and lower extremity, the epidemiology, the trauma mechanisms, and the differential diagnoses are discussed. The fractures are placed in a clinical and forensic perspective.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Forensic Aspects of Paediatric Fractures: Differentiating Accidental Trauma from Child Abuse, Second Edition |
Editors | Rob A. C. Bilo, Simon G. F. Robben, Rick R. van Rijn |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 325-409 |
Number of pages | 85 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783031120411 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783031120404 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2023 |
Keywords
- Cause and manner of the fractures of upper and lower extremities
- Differential diagnosis. Growth arrest lines
- Epidemiology
- Fractures of diaphysis
- Fractures of the lower extremities
- Fractures of the upper extremities
- Metaphyseal corner fractures
- Salter-Harris fractures