- The table in this oft-quoted source is derived from personal clinical experience of the authors, and has not been further validated by any primary research 1
- No primary evidence was found to confirm faster fracture healing in infants 1
- Repeat skeletal survey may aid in fracture dating 2
- Bone scans have no place in fracture dating as they become positive within seven hours and can remain positive for up to one year 3
- Study of animal models for dating rib fractures 4
- A study comparing whole body magnetic resonance imaging (WB-MRI) with skeletal survey noted that WB-MRI provided little information regarding fracture age 5
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- Zumwalt RE, Fanizza-Orphanos AM. Dating of healing rib fractures in fatal child abuse. Advanced Pathology. 1990;3:193-205
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