An infant with unexplained multiple rib fractures occurring during treatment in a neonatal intensive care unit

It is generally believed that trauma from child abuse or bone fragility from diseases such as osteogenesis imperfecta accounts for most cases of multiple rib fractures. We report an infant with unexplained fractures from the right 3rd rib through to the 8th rib who had undergone resection of...

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Main Authors: Masaya Tsujii, Hitoshi Hirata, Masahiro Hasegawa, Atsumasa Uchida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2008-08-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2450
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