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ba0004p57 | (1) | ICCBH2015

Fractures in infants -- a population-based study over 15 years in Helsinki, Finland

Ryhanen Hilkka , Toiviainen-Salo Sanna , Tupola Sarimari , Makitie Outi , Kallio Pentti E , Mayranpaa Mervi

Objectives: Fractures are common in older children. There are only few population-based studies on fractures in infants. Child abuse is a possible trauma mechanism, especially in younger children. New national guidelines for increasing awareness of child abuse and screening for suspected non-accidental traumas in Finland were given in 2003. Our goal was to establish fracture incidence and epidemiologic fracture patterns in children under the age of 1 year.<p class="abstext...