Prevalence of Abusive Injuries in Siblings and Household Contacts of Physically Abused Children
Pediatrics, 08/08/2012
Lindberg DM et al. – Skeletal survey (SS) should be obtained in the contacts of injured, abused children for contacts who are <24 months old, regardless of physical examination findings. Twins are at higher risk of abusive fractures relative to nontwin contacts.



