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Sunday, July 6, 2008
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Child Abuse |
Infant fracture05/14/2007 06:50AM |
is it possible for a child to have gained a humerous spiral fracture from having his arm threw the bars of portable radiator next to a door and the door open on him and twisting his body cause the fracture
An answer to your question should not be attempted without first obtaining a good history, performing a physical examination and viewing the radiographs.A spiral fracture of the humerus results from a torsion force or twisting motion to the arm. Spiral fractures can be accidental or inflicted.
Megan McGraw, MD
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Robert Shapiro, MD Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Department of Emergency Medicine Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center University of Cincinnati |