Rib fractures: Accidental or non-accidental
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Rib fractures: Accidental or nonaccidental
Introduction: We report an incidental discovery of multiple rib fractures in a wheezing child without a history of an injury or the presence of metabolic bone disease. As a result, the child was evaluated for the presence of non accidental trauma. Case Report: An 11month old AfricanAmerican child was brought to the emergency department by his father with a 2 day history of fever, cough and...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Case Reports and Images
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0976-3198
DOI: 10.5348/ijcri-2013-01-260-cr-14