title: Musculoskeletal imaging in pediatric emergencies: the basics through three clinical scenarios.
abstract: A high percentage of the pediatric imaging studies requested during calls are related to musculoskeletal disease. Since bones and joints in children are immature, constantly growing and remodeling, they have physiological and anatomical peculiarities that make it necessary to use an approach specific for pediatric patients. In this article, we use three clinical scenarios (limping, fractures, and musculoskeletal infections) to summarize and transmit the concepts that are essential in emergency musculoskeletal imaging in children.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, España. Electronic address: garces_enr@gva.es.
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Garcés Iñigo
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, España.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guasp Vizcaíno
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, España.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gómez Fernández-Montes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001168:Arthritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Cojera; Emergencies; Fever; Fiebre; Fracturas; Fractures; Limping; Musculoskeletal disease; Patología musculoesquelética; Pediatrics; Pediatría; Urgencias