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. 2022 Feb;107(1):15-20.
doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2020-319882. Epub 2020 Dec 23.

Fifteen-minute consultation: Fractures in non-ambulant children with cerebral palsy

Geoff Debelle  1 , Helen Morris  2 , Nick Shaw  3   4 , Adam Oates  4
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Fifteen-minute consultation: Fractures in non-ambulant children with cerebral palsy

Geoff Debelle et al. Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. 2022 Feb.

Abstract

Objective: To describe a safeguarding decision pathway for the assessment of osteopenic fractures in non-ambulant children with cerebral palsy.

Method: Literature review and consensus practice of a child safeguarding team, including clinicians and social workers.

Conclusion: Low-energy fractures of the lower limb in non-ambulant children with cerebral palsy are relatively common and explained by the presence of reduced bone strength, in the absence of any other unexplained injuries or safeguarding concerns.

Keywords: adolescent health; child abuse; endocrinology.

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Competing interests: None declared.