@article{ref1,
title="Vitamin D deficiency rickets and allegations of non-accidental injury",
journal="Acta paediatrica",
year="2009",
author="Paterson, Colin R.",
volume="98",
number="12",
pages="2008-2012",
abstract="Vitamin D deficiency rickets has long been recognized as a cause of fractures and fracture-like appearances in young children. Often seen in the early 20th century, rickets has recently been regarded as uncommon; the radiological appearances, familiar to previous generations, may not be recognized for what they are. This article reports four children with unexplained fractures initially attributed confidently to non-accidental injury. In each case, the later evidence of vitamin D deficiency led to a reconsideration of that diagnosis. CONCLUSION: It is important to be aware of this bone disorder in the differential diagnosis of fractures, to investigate appropriately and to recognize that the radiological appearances may be misleading. A mistaken diagnosis of abuse does real harm, not least to the child itself.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0803-5253",
doi="10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01407.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01407.x"
}