Accidental tramline bruising and rib fractures
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Accidental tramline bruising and rib fractures
linear implement and in children would be considered suggestive of maltreatment [1]. In this case it is hypothesised that the linearity was caused by compression of the skin against the tarmac by the ribs from within, rather than by compression by a rod from without. It is likely that such a mechanism requires a body mass substantially greater than the average child’s, so although this case dem...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Emergency Medicine
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1865-1372,1865-1380
DOI: 10.1007/s12245-009-0145-4