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Sonographically detected costo-chondral dislocation in an abused child

A new sonographic sign to the radiological spectrum of child abuse

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A case of an abused child with fractures of the skull, ribs and long bones is presented. Sonographically a costochondral dislocation of the left lower ribs was detected, which has not been reported in the literature.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Sophia Children's Hospital, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, NL-3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    A. J. Smeets, S. G. F. Robben & M. Meradji

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Smeets, A.J., Robben, S.G.F. & Meradji, M. Sonographically detected costo-chondral dislocation in an abused child. Pediatr Radiol 20, 566–567 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02011396

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