Clinical Guideline: Orthopaedic Aspects of Child Abuse

Clinical Guideline: Orthopaedic Aspects of Child Abuse

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Fractures are the second most common presentation of physical abuse after skin lesions, and approximately one third of abused children are eventually seen by an orthopaedic surgeon. Thus, an understanding of the differences in the general and musculoskeletal manifestations of accidental and nonaccidental injury is essential for recognition and appropriate management of the abused child.