Normal metaphyseal radiologic variants not to be confused with findings of infant abuse.
Postmortem high-detail skeletal radiography of 78 infants who died of the sudden infant death syndrome was performed during a 3-year period. Review of the studies reveals a variety of distinct radiologic variants that should not be confused with the metaphyseal injuries caused by infant abuse.
Kleinman
P K
PK
Department of Radiology, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester 01655.
Belanger
P L
PL
Karellas
A
A
Spevak
M R
MR
D001846:Bone Development; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011859:Radiography