Citation

Perez-Rossello JM, Connolly SA, Newton AW, Thomason M, Jenny C, Sugar NF, Kleinman PK. AJR Am. J. Roentgenol. 2008; 190(6): 1481-1486.

Affiliation

Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115, USA. jeannette.perez-rossello@childrens.harvard.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, American Roentgen Ray Society)

DOI

10.2214/AJR.07.3251

PMID

18492895

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine imaging findings that differentiate inflicted injuries from developmental variants of the superior pubic ramus in healthy and abused infants. CONCLUSION: A superior pubic ramus fracture and a developmental variant can be difficult to differentiate radiographically. A smoothly marginated vertical radiolucency of the superior pubic ramus detected without other features suggesting infant abuse should not be interpreted as a fracture.

Language: en