Pubic ramus radiolucencies in infants: the good, the bad, and the indeterminate.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine imaging findings that differentiate inflicted injuries from developmental variants of the superior pubic ramus in healthy and abused infants. A superior pubic ramus fracture and a developmental variant can be difficult to differentiate radiographically. A smoothly marginated vertical radiolucency of the superior pubic ramus detected without other features suggesting infant abuse should not be interpreted as a fracture.
Medical subject headings
- Child Abuse
- Fractures, Bone
- Pubic Bone