TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Bone pathology mimicking non-accidental injury in a child - bewildered by bones, case report and review of the literature
JO  - International journal of surgery case reports
A1  - Fernando, U. P. M.
A1  - Pranavan, S.
A1  - Hameed, S.
A1  - Munasinghe, B. M.
SP  - e108393
EP  - e108393
VL  - 108
IS  - 
N2  - INTRODUCTION AND IMPORTANCE: Physical abuse of children is criminal conduct in the purview of medico-legal sciences and the confirmative diagnosis of 'child abuse' is imperative for further legal proceedings. Clinicians play a pivotal role in the protection of children by recognizing and reporting such cases and treating the victims of abuse. PRESENTATION OF CASE: To the best of our knowledge, we present the first case report in literature where osteofibrous dysplasia resulted in a pathological fracture in a 10-month-old South-Asian child which resembled the picture of child abuse. CLINICAL DISCUSSION: The challenges faced by clinicians in the process of analysis of presumed child abuse are numerous and careful formulation and elimination of medical conditions which may mimic non-accidental injury (NAI) is a must, prior to making an incontrovertible diagnosis. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The telltale signs of NAI such as soft tissue injuries and fractures in a victimized child should always be evaluated cautiously with the intent of excluding pathologies that may mimic them and the evidence in this regard is seldom in literature.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2210-2612
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2023.108393
ID  - ref1
ER  -