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JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
卷 162, 期 1, 页码 86-89出版社
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.06.038
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Objective To measure the yield of a skeletal survey in children <= 18 months old presenting with isolated skull fractures without significant intracranial injury. Study design A retrospective chart review was conducted on all children <= 18 months old presenting with an isolated skull fracture not associated with a motor vehicle crash or shopping cart fall between January 1, 2004 and December 31, 2010. An institutional protocol requires a skeletal survey and social work consult on all such children. We analyzed the association of mechanism of injury, type of skull fracture, and presence of red flags with a positive skeletal survey using chi(2) and Fisher exact tests. Results Of 175 eligible patients, 150 (86%) underwent a skeletal survey. Of the 9 patients (6%) who had another fracture in addition to the presenting one, only 1 child was older than 6 months. Eight patients with additional fractures had a simple skull fracture (not complex) and 7 patients with other fractures had at least 1 red flag. Regarding skull fractures, the majority of long falls (81%) resulted in a simple skull fracture. Conclusion The skeletal survey in patients with isolated skull fractures revealed additional fractures in 6% of patients. Thus, a skeletal survey may yield clinically and forensically relevant data in such patients. However, it may be possible to restrict the window for obtaining a skeletal survey to younger infants, particularly those who are premobile. (J Pediatr 2013;162:86-9).
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