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toddler's fracture CHORUS

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Location: http://chorus.rad.mcw.edu/doc/00611.html

Description: non-displaced spiral fx of tibia
* no h/o trauma
* tender swelling of tibia
* +/- periosteal new bone
* main problem: make correct dx
DDx:
* infection
* tumor
* non-accidental trauma (abuse)

Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: Charles Kahn MD
Institution: CHORUS
Primary Subject/Category:

Language: English

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Added: Thu Jan 31 2002
Last Modified: Tue Aug 04 2009