Fifteen-minute consultation: Fractures in non-ambulant children with cerebral palsy. Issue 1 (23rd December 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Debelle, Geoff; Morris, Helen; Shaw, Nick; Oates, Adam
• Is Part Of: Archives of disease in childhood. Volume 107:Issue 1(2022)
• Page Start: 15
• Page End: 20
• Publication Date: 2020-12-23
• Subjects: child abuse -- endocrinology -- adolescent health; Pediatrics -- Practice -- Periodicals; Children -- Diseases -- Treatment -- Periodicals; 618.920005
• DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2020-319882
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1743-0585

Abstract

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.