Nonaccidental Trauma in Pediatric Elbow Fractures: When You Should Be Worried

Conclusions: The vast majority of pediatric elbow fractures (99.6%) are accidental. However, certain factors, namely age below 1 year and transphyseal fractures increase the likelihood that these fractures may be a result of NAT. Level of Evidence: Level IV: retrospective case series.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Trauma Source Type: research