Abstract Background and objectives The Covid-19 pandemic has forced mass closures of
childcare facilities and schools. While these measures are necessary to slow virus …

Background It is well known that physical abuse of children all too often escapes detection.
Fractures are among the potential consequences of physical abuse but are also common in …

This article provides an overview of elder abuse screening and detection methods for
community-dwelling and institutionalized older adults, including general issues and …

The editors, along with 15 outstanding contributors, comprehensively explore and provide
an overview of the principles behind the interpretation of skeletal blunt force trauma. This …

Fractures are common injuries caused by child abuse. Although the consequences of failing
to diagnose an abusive injury in a child can be grave, incorrectly diagnosing child abuse in …

BACKGROUND Nonaccidental trauma (NAT) is a leading cause of childhood traumatic
injury and death. Our objectives were to compare the mortality rates of children who …

OBJECTIVE. Fracture dating significantly shapes decisions in child protection. With a dearth
of primary evidence underpinning fracture dating in children, we examined the key …

This paper addresses significant misconceptions regarding the etiology of fractures in
infants and young children in cases of suspected child abuse. This consensus statement …

The Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services
(SBU) has recently published what they purported to be a systematic review of the literature …

Objectives We aimed to estimate the prevalence of abuse in young children presenting with
rib fractures and to identify demographic, injury, and presentation-related characteristics that …