Child abuse: review of the literature Maus-tratos infantis. Revisão da literatura

Non-accidental injuries in children are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in this population. Fractures are the second most common clinical manifestation of child abuse. The fracture of the femur is associated in more than 60% of child abuse in children younger than 3 years. The objectiv...

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Main Authors: Bernardo Barcellos Terra, Eduardo Antônio de Figueiredo, Morena Pretti Espindula de Oliveira Lima Terra, Carlos Vicente Andreoli, Benno Ejnisman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2013-01-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162013000100011
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Summary:Non-accidental injuries in children are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in this population. Fractures are the second most common clinical manifestation of child abuse. The fracture of the femur is associated in more than 60% of child abuse in children younger than 3 years. The objective was to review the literature on child abuse in the major databases and report a rare case of bilateral subtrochanteric femur fractures associated with unilaterall humeral fracture in a 28-day newborn. The orthopedic surgeon is often the first physician to evaluate these children, so a high degree of suspicion, and a physical examination and a detailed clinical history is mandatory when evaluating a newborn with musculoskeletal injuries.<br>Les&#245;es n&#227;o acidentais em crian&#231;as s&#227;o uma importante causa de morbidade e mortalidade nesta popula&#231;&#227;o. Fraturas s&#227;o a segunda causa mais comum de manifesta&#231;&#227;o cl&#237;nica de maus tratos. A fratura do f&#234;mur est&#225; associada em mais de 60% dos casos a maus tratos em crian&#231;as menores de 3 anos. O objetivo do trabalho foi fazer uma revis&#227;o da literatura nas principais bases de dados a respeito dos maus-tratos infantis e relatar um caso raro de fratura subtrocant&#233;rica bilateral de f&#234;mur associada com fratura umeral unilateral em um rec&#233;m-nascido de 28 dias. O ortopedista muitas vezes &#233; o primeiro m&#233;dico a avaliar essas crian&#231;as; portanto, um alto grau de suspei&#231;&#227;o, al&#233;m de um exame f&#237;sico minucioso e uma hist&#243;ria cl&#237;nica detalhada, &#233; mandat&#243;rio ao se avaliar um rec&#233;m-nascido com les&#245;es musculoesquel&#233;ticas.
ISSN:0102-3616
1982-4378