Battered baby with multiple epiphyseal separations: case report and review of literature |
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Authors: | Ramesh Kumar Sen Sujit Kumar Tripathy Amit Agarwal Tajir Tamuk |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Orthopaedics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh, 160 012, India;(2) Department of Orthopaedics, AIIMS, New Delhi, India |
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Abstract: | Multiple epiphyseal separation in battered baby syndrome is a rare occurrence. We report epiphyseal separations of proximal tibia and distal humerus along with femoral shaft fracture in a child of two and half years of age. In the course of clinical, laboratory, and radiological examinations, the child was diagnosed to be a case of battered baby syndrome. The child was treated and isolated from the mother, who was the culprit for battering the child. We believe, in any epiphyseal injury below 3 years of age, particularly when the distal humerus physis is involved, diagnosis of child abuse should be considered as an etiology. |
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