Citation

Thackeray JD. Pediatr. Emerg. Care 2007; 23(10): 735-737.

Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, Center for Child and Family Advocacy, Columbus Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181568039

PMID

18090110

Abstract

Tears of the lingual and labial frena have been associated with accidental and nonaccidental injury. Three cases of infants are presented who were evaluated in the hospital with frena tears which were not recognized as manifestations of abuse, discharged home, and subsequently returned with manifestations of severe abusive head injury.

Language: en