Applications of Biomechanics Aiding in the Diagnosis of Child Abuse

Gina Bertocci; Mary Clyde Pierce

doi:10.1016/j.cpem.2006.06.006

Applications of Biomechanics Aiding in the Diagnosis of Child Abuse

Gina Bertocci^*, Mary Clyde Pierce

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Injury biomechanics is the field of study focusing on the biomechanical behavior of the human body under injury-producing conditions. One of the unique challenges faced by pediatric emergency medicine clinicians is distinguishing between inflicted and noninflicted injuries in children. Biomechanics is one tool that can aid in determining the compatibility between a child's injury and the reported mechanism of injury. An overview and examples of various biomechanical approaches used to distinguish between inflicted and noninflicted injuries in children are described.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	194-199
Number of pages	6
Journal	Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume	7
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpem.2006.06.006
State	Published - Sep 2006

Keywords

biomechanics
child abuse
injury

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Emergency Medicine

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