Journal article
Intraosseous vascular access defect: fracture mimic in the skeletal survey for child abuse
Pediatric radiology, Vol.32(3), pp.188-190
03/2002
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-001-0636-9
PMID: 12164352
Abstract
Two infants were transferred to the emergency department for injuries suggestive of child abuse. Skeletal surveys showed cortical bone defects in the proximal tibiae that were initially interpreted as healing fractures. Further investigation, however, revealed that intraosseous (IO) vascular access needles had been placed at these sites in both infants. In the appropriate clinical setting, a cortical lesion in the proximal tibia corresponding to the site of IO needle insertion should not be mistaken for a radiographic sign of child abuse.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Intraosseous vascular access defect: fracture mimic in the skeletal survey for child abuse
- Creators
- Mary P Harty - Department of Radiology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City 52242, USA. mary-harty@uiowa.eduSimon C Kao
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Pediatric radiology, Vol.32(3), pp.188-190
- Publisher
- Germany
- DOI
- 10.1007/s00247-001-0636-9
- PMID
- 12164352
- ISSN
- 0301-0449
- eISSN
- 1432-1998
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/2002
- Academic Unit
- Radiology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics
- Record Identifier
- 9984051743002771
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