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Medline search strategy used for the most recent fractures search questions 1-3:

  1. Which fractures are indicative of abuse?
  2. What is the evidence for radiological dating of fractures in children?
  3. What radiological investigations should be performed to identify fractures in suspected child abuse?

1. Child abuse.mp.

2. child protection.mp.

3. (battered child or shaken baby or battered baby).mp.

4. 1 or 2 or 3

5. (child: or infant: or baby or toddler:).mp.

6. CHILD/

7. CHILD, PRESCHOOL/

8. 5 or 6 or 7

9. non-accidental injur:.mp.

10. non-accidental trauma.mp.

11. (non-accidental: and injur:).mp.

12. soft tissue injur:.mp.

13. physical abuse.mp.

14. (or/9-13) and 8

15. 4 or 14

16. Fractures, Ununited/ or Radius Fractures/ or Fractures, Malunited/ or Tibial Fractures/ or Fractures, Bone/ or Rib Fractures/ or Femoral Neck Fractures/ or Femoral Fractures/ or Humeral Fractures/ or Shoulder Fractures/ or Fractures, Compression/ or Fractures, Cartilage/ or Hip Fractures/ or Intra-Articular Fractures/ or Fractures, Open/ or Fractures, Closed/ or Fractures, Comminuted/

17. fractur*.mp.

18. Fractures, Bone/

19. rib fractur:.mp.

20. skull fractur:.mp.

21. femoral fractur:.mp.

22. humeral fractur:.mp.

23. pelvic fractur:.mp.

24. spiral fractur:.mp.

25. metaphyseal fractur:.mp.

26. (corner fractur: or bucket handle fractur:).mp.

27. metaphyseal chip fractur:.mp.

28. classic metaphyseal lesion:.mp.

29. or/16-28

30. (investigat: adj3 fract:).mp.

31. (radiolog: adj3 fractur:).mp.

32. (roentgen: adj3 fract:).mp.

33. skeletal survey.mp.

34. ((paediatric or pediatric) adj3 radiolog:).mp.

35. ((paediatric or pediatric) adj3 nuclear medicine).mp.

36. (ag: adj3 fractur:).mp.

37. ((dating or date) adj3 fractur:).mp.

38. (pattern: adj3 fractur:).mp.

39. healing.mp.

40. Tomography, X-Ray Computed/

41. Scintigraphy.mp.

42. bone scan.mp.

43. skeletal survey.mp.

44. Isotope Bone Scan:.mp.

45. or/30-44

46. 15 and 29 and 45

 

Medline search strategy used for the most recent fractures search question 4:

4. Does cardiopulmonary resuscitation cause rib fractures in children?

1. exp child/

2. CHILD, PRESCHOOL/

3. exp Infant, Newborn/

4. (child* or babies or baby or toddler*).mp.

5. (infancy or infant* or neonat*).tw.

6. (pediatric* or paediatric*).tw.

7. or/1-6

8. metaphyseal fractur*.mp.

9. rib fractur*.mp.

10. clavicle fractur*.mp.

11. Rib Fractures/

12. Diaphragm/in [Injuries]

13. “Wounds and Injuries”/

14. Wounds, Nonpenetrating/

15. Thoracic Injuries/

16. thoracic Injur*.tw.

17. ((rupture or trauma or injur*) adj3 (chest or lung or rib)).tw.

18. or/8-17

19. exp Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/

20. cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.mp.

21. CPR.mp.

22. cardiac massage.mp.

23. heart massage.mp.

24. or/19-23

25. 7 and 18 and 24

 

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