Metaphyseal and Rib Fractures in Child Abuse
Metaphyseal and Rib Fractures in Child Abuse
Metaphyseal and Rib Fractures in Child Abuse
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Jeremy Tucker, HMS IV<br />
Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />
Thoracic compression:<br />
•Gripp<strong>in</strong>g is most common cause of compression<br />
•Similar force vector <strong>and</strong> rib motion if <strong>in</strong>fant slammed on face or hurled<br />
face forward at an immobile object, as rib arcs free to move posteriorly,<br />
caus<strong>in</strong>g excessive leverage<br />
Lonergan, GL, et al. Radiographics, July-Aug 2003, v23, n4.<br />
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