Imaging of Pediatric Bone and Joint Trauma

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Martino, Fabio (Editor), Defilippi, Claudio (Editor), Caudana, Roberto (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Milano : Springer Milan, 2011.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Forensic medicine.; Maternal and child health services.; Radiology.; Orthopedics.; Pediatrics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; Forensic Medicine.; Maternal and Child Health.

Imagingof Pediatric Bone and Joint Trauma is a multiauthored work dealing comprehensivelywith the various aspects of imaging of pediatric musculoskeletal trauma. Thebook is ideally subdivided in three main sections: an overview of traumaticlesions; imaging of traumatic injuries according to body reg...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Majortraumatic bone and joint injuries: overview
• 2. Micro-traumatic Lesions Caused by Overuse: Overview
• 3. Osteoarticular Trauma in the Pediatric Age: Overview – Apophyseal Injuries
• 4. Major and Minor Pediatric Traumatic Musculotendinous Injuries
• 5. Traumatic Lesions of the Peripheral Nerves
• 6. Imaging of Regional Injuries: The Axial Skeleton – the Skull, Vertebral Column, and Thoracic Cage
• 7. The Upper Limbs
• 8. The Pelvis and Lower Limbs
• 9. Birth Trauma. 10. Toddlers’ Fracture
• 11. Bony Lesions from Non-accidental Trauma.-12. The Battered Child: Guidelines and Medical-legal Implications.