Imaging of Pediatric Bone and Joint Trauma

Imagingof Pediatric Bone and Joint Trauma is a multiauthored work dealing comprehensivelywith the various aspects of imaging of pediatric musculoskeletal trauma. Thebook is ideally subdivided in three main sections: an overview of traumaticlesions; imaging of traumatic injuries according to body region; typical traumaticinjuries of early infancy. This latter section also presents a review of thelegal aspects of dealing with child abuse (with specific focus on the ‘batteredchild’), including current international medico-legal guidelines.

The book’sdidactic approach and its wide-ranging account of the subject makes it of valueto practitioners from the full range of disciplines involved in the diagnosis andmanagement of pediatric bone and joint trauma.