Bone Abstracts

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...

Objectives: Fractures in older children are common, often related to physical activity. In contrast, fractures in infants are rare and especially those involving the femur (upper leg) are infrequent. Femoral fractures in young children are highly suspicious for non-accidental trauma, and screening for possible child abuse should be urgently carried out. However, some metabolic bone diseases, like osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), may predispose to fractures already in infancy and ...