title: MR imaging of pediatric trauma.
abstract: Although plain radiography remains the most important and cost-effective imaging for screening and characterizing osseous injuries, it has been well recognized that pediatric fractures can occur without radiographic abnormalities. The superb capability of MR imaging in demonstrating marrow edema, cartilage defects, and soft tissue injuries makes it an essential adjunct in the further evaluation of trauma to the growing skeleton. The key MR imaging findings of growth plate injuries, stress fractures, avulsion injuries, osteochondritis dissecans, transient patellar dislocation, and soft tissue injuries are described in this article.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of California, Davis Medical Center and UC Davis Children's Hospital, 4860 Y Street, Suite 3100, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA. thomas.sanchez@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
authors.forename: Thomas Ray S
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.forename: Siddharth P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Jadhav
authors.forename: Leonard E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Swischuk
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis; D002356:Cartilage / Q000293:injuries; D002648:Child; D004838:Epiphyses / Q000254:growth & development / Q000293:injuries; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D009141:Musculoskeletal System / Q000293:injuries*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*