Radiology
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Submit a response
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me when eLetters are posted
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Kleinman, P. K.
Right arrow Articles by Zito, J. L.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Kleinman, P. K.
Right arrow Articles by Zito, J. L.

Radiology, Vol 151, 389-391, Copyright © 1984 by Radiological Society of North America

ARTICLES

Avulsion of the spinous processes caused by infant abuse

PK Kleinman and JL Zito

In infants who are victims of abuse, fractures of the thoracic and lumbar spinous processes are likely to be the result of violent shaking. While initial radiographs may appear normal, subsequent studies may reveal extensive ossification within the adjacent soft tissues. These abnormalities are subtle and easily overlooked, in part explaining the rarity of such reports in the literature. The authors recommend that lateral views of the vertebral column be obtained whenever infant abuse is suspected.


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 RadioGraphicsHome page
G. J. Lonergan, A. M. Baker, M. K. Morey, and S. C. Boos
From the Archives of the AFIP: Child Abuse: Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation
RadioGraphics, July 1, 2003; 23(4): 811 - 845.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 PediatricsHome page
P. G. Gabos, H. R. Tuten, A. Leet, and R. P. Stanton
Fracture-Dislocation of the Lumbar Spine in an Abused Child
Pediatrics, March 1, 1998; 101(3): 473 - 473.
[Full Text] [PDF]


HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
RADIOLOGY RADIOGRAPHICS RSNA JOURNALS ONLINE
Copyright © 1984 by the Radiological Society of North America.