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Musculoskeletal: what is different in children? Sliding on a slide, accident, lower extremity pain

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  1. Radiology and Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, 77555-0709, USA

    Leonard E. Swischuk

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Learning objectives

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    To appreciate the elusiveness of the toddler’s fracture.

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    To realize that often it is seen on ankle films.

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    To appreciate the physical examination for detection of this injury.

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Swischuk, L.E. Musculoskeletal: what is different in children? Sliding on a slide, accident, lower extremity pain. Emerg Radiol 17, 83–85 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-009-0837-3

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