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METAPHYSIAL FRACTURES IN INFANCY

W. J. Weston 1

1 The Department of Radiology, Hutt Hospital, New Zealand

1. Three cases of metaphysial fractures in infants are described. Obstetrical trauma was probably responsible in two cases, and in the third case direct injury was admitted by the parents.

2. These fractures are associated with bone destruction and periosteal new bone formation in the metaphyses. They are important because they can be confused with syphilis, tuberculosis, scurvy, osteomyelitis and neoplasm.

3. The fractures respond to conservative treatment and usually heal rapidly in a matter of weeks.
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Hip, Knee, Trauma, Upper limb, Foot & Ankle, Paediatrics, Oncology, Spine, Arthroplasty, General