Imaging in Pediatric Skeletal Trauma: Techniques and Applications (Medical Radiology / Diagnostic Imaging)

This is a comprehensive textbook on imaging of pediatric skeletal trauma. It provides a detailed description of the techniques used and the imaging findings, detailing their clinical relevance. Emphasis is placed on those injuries and their radiological features which are important to the orthopedic surgeon and the successful management of the child. In the first part of the book, the various techniques and procedures needed to successfully image both acute and more chronic skeletal injuries are discussed in depth. Individual chapters are devoted to radiography, CT, MRI, ultrasound, and nuclear medicine. The second part of the book documents the different types of skeletal injury, and the chapters are arranged according to anatomical site. In addition, chapters are included on growth plate injuries, non-accidental injuries, and normal variants that can imitate fractures. Each chapter is written by an expert in the field and a wealth of illustrative material is included. This book is designed to be of value to all radiologists who are involved with pediatric trauma, whether trainees or consultants, and also to orthopedic surgeons. Front Matter....Pages I-X Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Paediatric Trauma Radiography....Pages 3-9 Radiographic Positioning....Pages 11-26 CT....Pages 27-37 Ultrasound in Paediatric Trauma....Pages 39-58 Magnetic Resonance Imaging....Pages 59-77 Nuclear Medicine....Pages 79-87 Front Matter....Pages 89-89 Normal Anatomical Variants and Other Mimics of Skeletal Trauma....Pages 91-118 Basic Science of Paediatric Fractures....Pages 119-131 Long Bone Fractures....Pages 133-146 Growth Plate (Physeal) Injuries....Pages 147-157 Non-accidental Injury....Pages 159-173 Pelvic Fractures....Pages 175-192 The Hip Joint....Pages 193-206 The Paediatric Knee....Pages 207-224 Ankle....Pages 225-236 Foot Fractures....Pages 237-246 Shoulder....Pages 247-255 Elbow Injuries....Pages 257-281 The Hand and Wrist....Pages 283-300 The Spine....Pages 301-336 Front Matter....Pages 89-89 Pathological Fractures in the Immature Skeleton....Pages 337-355 Back Matter....Pages 357-367