TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - Physical abuse of children: a review for orthopedic surgeons
JO  - Journal of the Southern Orthopaedic Association
A1  - Sinal, S. H.
A1  - Stewart, C. D.
SP  - 264
EP  - 276
VL  - 7
IS  - 4
N2  - Statistics show that more than half the victims of child abuse have fractures. The orthopedic surgeon will often be the first person to identify a potentially abused child. In a series at Brenner Children's Hospital, 17% of abused children had a fracture as the initial manifestation of child abuse. For protection of the child, it is essential that the orthopedic surgeon recognize the signs of child abuse and make a referral to the appropriate child protection agency. In this review article, we discuss recognition of common types of child abuse and outline appropriate management of child abuse cases.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1059-1052
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -