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dc.contributor.authorNimkin, Katherine
dc.contributor.authorSpevak, Melissa R.
dc.contributor.authorKleinman, Paul K.
dc.date2022-08-11T08:09:34.000
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-23T16:36:16Z
dc.date.available2022-08-23T16:36:16Z
dc.date.issued1997-04-01
dc.date.submitted2009-03-31
dc.identifier.citation<p>Radiology. 1997 Apr;203(1):233-6.</p>
dc.identifier.issn0033-8419 (Print)
dc.identifier.doi10.1148/radiology.203.1.9122400
dc.identifier.pmid9122400
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/38747
dc.description.abstractPURPOSE: To determine the imaging and histopathologic appearance of fractures of the hands and feet in abused infants. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The imaging findings in 11 abused infants with fractures of the hands and feet were examined retrospectively. All 11 infants underwent skeletal surveys; five infants also underwent nuclear bone scanning. Postmortem radiographs of the specimen and histopathologic data were available in two infants. RESULTS: A total of 22 fractures were noted. Six infants had fractures of the hands: six metacarpal and nine proximal phalangeal fractures. Five infants had fractures of the feet: six metatarsal fractures and one proximal phalangeal fracture. Torus fractures predominated, and these patterns were confirmed at the histologic examinations. These morphologic features were consistent with a mechanism of forced hyperextension. Oblique views of the hands and follow-up skeletal surveys aided in detection of these injuries. Four of six metatarsal fractures involved the first ray. Seven patients had three or more additional fractures that involved the long bones of the upper and lower extremities, and seven patients had additional fractures of the ipsilateral extremity. CONCLUSION: Fractures of the hands and feet are subtle but important injuries in abused infants. Well-collimated, high-detail radiographs of the hands and feet should be included in the skeletal survey performed for suspected child abuse.
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.relation<p><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=9122400&dopt=Abstract">Link to Article in PubMed</a></p>
dc.relation.urlhttps://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.203.1.9122400
dc.subjectChild Abuse
dc.subjectChild, Preschool
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectFoot Injuries
dc.subjectFractures, Bone
dc.subjectHand Injuries
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectInfant
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectRetrospective Studies
dc.subjectLife Sciences
dc.subjectMedicine and Health Sciences
dc.titleFractures of the hands and feet in child abuse: imaging and pathologic features
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.source.journaltitleRadiology
dc.source.volume203
dc.source.issue1
dc.identifier.legacycoverpagehttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/oapubs/1597
dc.identifier.contextkey805418
html.description.abstract<p>PURPOSE: To determine the imaging and histopathologic appearance of fractures of the hands and feet in abused infants.</p> <p>MATERIALS AND METHODS: The imaging findings in 11 abused infants with fractures of the hands and feet were examined retrospectively. All 11 infants underwent skeletal surveys; five infants also underwent nuclear bone scanning. Postmortem radiographs of the specimen and histopathologic data were available in two infants.</p> <p>RESULTS: A total of 22 fractures were noted. Six infants had fractures of the hands: six metacarpal and nine proximal phalangeal fractures. Five infants had fractures of the feet: six metatarsal fractures and one proximal phalangeal fracture. Torus fractures predominated, and these patterns were confirmed at the histologic examinations. These morphologic features were consistent with a mechanism of forced hyperextension. Oblique views of the hands and follow-up skeletal surveys aided in detection of these injuries. Four of six metatarsal fractures involved the first ray. Seven patients had three or more additional fractures that involved the long bones of the upper and lower extremities, and seven patients had additional fractures of the ipsilateral extremity.</p> <p>CONCLUSION: Fractures of the hands and feet are subtle but important injuries in abused infants. Well-collimated, high-detail radiographs of the hands and feet should be included in the skeletal survey performed for suspected child abuse.</p>
dc.identifier.submissionpathoapubs/1597
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Radiology
dc.source.pages233-6


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