title: Abusive head trauma: a review of the evidence base.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this article is to review the constellation of findings of abusive head trauma, which may be accompanied by injuries to the appendicular and axial skeleton, brain and spinal cord, and retina. Additional common features include skin and soft-tissue injury, visceral findings, and evidence of oral trauma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The evidence base for abusive head trauma encompasses diverse disciplines, including diagnostic imaging, pathology, pediatrics, biomechanics, ophthalmology, epidemiology, and orthopedics. When the varied sources of evidence are pieced together and taken in toto, abusive head trauma is often readily differentiated from alternative explanations of an infant's injuries.
authors.affiliation: 1 Center for Clinical Research and Evidence-Based Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin St, MSB 2.106, Houston, TX 77030.
authors.forename: Christopher Spencer
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Greeley
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn
keywords: abusive head trauma; child abuse; children; head trauma