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2011 Unexplained fractures - child abuse or bone disease CORR Open Access
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Location: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3032841
Questions/purposes We therefore (1) determined which bone diseases most commonly mimic CAN; (2) what types of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) are most commonly confused with CAN and why; and (3) what specific findings in OI and bone disease render a mistaken diagnosis of CAN more likely.
Methods A systematic review of the literature was performed.
Unexplained fractures: child abuse or bone disease? A systematic review. Pandya NK, Baldwin K, Kamath AF, Wenger DR, Hosalkar HS. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2011 Mar;469(3):805-12 (full text)
Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: Pandya et al
Institution: CORR
Primary Subject/Category:
- - OCOSH Classification: Bone Diseases: Bone Developmental Diseases: Osteochondrodysplasia: Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- - OCOSH Classification: Trauma: Fractures
- - OCOSH Classification: Trauma: Non Accidental Injury
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