@inbook{48df5a678c1540faa02687b8cc04b0e1,
title = "Accidental Trauma",
abstract = "Fractures are common in children. Fractures may occur before, during and after birth. Fractures due to birth trauma occur infrequently and mostly are fractures of the clavicle. An overview of fractures due to birth trauma is given in this chapter. Accidental fractures due to trauma after birth are common with approximately one-third of children sustaining a fracture before the age of 17 years. In a large Swedish study, the overall annual incidence of fractures in children was 2.1% (2.6 for boys; 1.7 for girls). In this chapter, the different accidental trauma scenarios (short and long distance falls, medical procedures and sporting activities) are discussed and illustrated with examples.",
keywords = "Long distance falls, Short-distance falls, Trauma after birth, Trauma due to medical procedures, Trauma due to sporting activities, Trauma during birth",
author = "{van Rijn}, {Rick R.} and Roel Bakx and Terlingen, {Heike C.} and Bilo, {Rob A. C.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2010, 2023.",
year = "2023",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12041-1_13",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783031120404",
series = "Forensic Aspects of Paediatric Fractures: Differentiating Accidental Trauma from Child Abuse, Second Edition",
publisher = "Springer International Publishing",
pages = "411--450",
booktitle = "Forensic Aspects of Paediatric Fractures",
}