title: Pediatric considerations in craniofacial trauma.
abstract: In many respects, craniofacial trauma in children is akin to that in adults. The appearance of fractures and associated injuries is frequently similar. However, the frequencies of different types of fractures and patterns of injury in younger children vary depending on the age of the child. In addition, there are unique aspects that must be considered when imaging the posttraumatic pediatric face. Some of these are based on normal growth and development of the skull base and craniofacial structures, and others on the varying etiologies and mechanisms of craniofacial injury in children, such as injuries related to toppled furniture, nonaccidental trauma, all-terrain vehicle accidents, and impalement injuries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA. Electronic address: Bernadette.koch@cchmc.org.
authors.forename: Bernadette L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Koch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
keywords: All-terrain vehicle pediatric injuries; Impalement injuries; Pediatric craniofacial development; Pediatric craniofacial trauma; Pediatric facial fractures; Pediatric facial trauma; Pediatric normal skull base; Toppled furniture