Contents

Spring 2013 • VOL. XX NO. 2

Related Disease States

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Brain injury prediction: Assessing the combined probability of concussion using linear and rotational head acceleration. Steven Rowson, Stefan M Duma. Ann Biomed Eng 2013 doi: 10.1007/s10439-012-0731-0…p. 5

Characteristics of femur fractures in ambulatory young children. Louise Capra, Alex V Levin, Andrew Howard, Michelle Shouldice. Emerg Med J 2012; doi: 10.1136/emermed-2012-201547…p. 6

Fractures at diagnosis in infants and children with osteogenesis imperfecta. Christopher S Greeley, Marcella Donaruma-Kwoh, Melanie Vettimattam et al. J Pediatr Orthopedics 2013;33:32–36…p. 7

Delayed forehead hematoma. (Letter) Larry B Mellick. Pediatr Emerg Care 2012;28:830–833…p. 9

Non-traumatic intradural and subdural hemorrhage and hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in fetuses, infants and children up to 3 years of age: Analysis of two audits of 636 cases from two referral centers in the U.K. Irene Scheimberg, Marta C Cohen, Rita E Zapata Vazquez et al. Pediatr Devel Pathol 2012;doi: abs/10.2350/12-08-1232-0A.1…p. 10

Copper deficiency presenting as metabolic bone disease in extremely low birth weight, short-gut infants. Michelle L Marquardt, Stephen L Done, Maura Sandrock, Walter E Berdon, Kenneth W Feldman. Pediatrics 2012;130:e695–e698…p. 11

Burns or phytophotodermatitis, abuse or neglect: Confusing aspects of skin lesions caused by the superstitious use of fig leaves. Ayse Ebru Sakallioglu Abali, Mehmet Aka, Cem Aydogan, Mehmet Haberal. J Burn Care Res 2012;33:e309–e312…p. 12

Assessment of injury potential in pediatric bed fall experiments using an anthropomorphic test device. Angela Thompson, Gina Bertocci, Mary C Pierce. Accid Anal Prev 2013;50:16–24…p. 13

Pediatric crushing head injury: Biomechanics and clinical features of an uncommon type of craniocerebral trauma. Antonio Lopez Lopez-Guerrero, Juan F Martinez-Lage, Jose Gonzalez-Tortosa et al. Childs Nerv Syst 2012;28:2033–2040…p. 13

Traumatic brain injury-associated coagulopathy. Jianning Zhang, Rongcai Jiang, Li Liu et al. J Neurotrauma 2012;29:2597–2605…p. 15

Repeated mild traumatic brain injury: Mechanisms of cerebral vulnerability. Mayumi L Prins, Daya Alexander, Christopher C Giza, David A Hovda. J Neurotrauma 2013;30:30–38…p. 15

Epidemiology

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A retrospective cohort study of suspected child maltreatment cases resulting in hospitalization. Lee S Friedman, Shirley Sheppard, Daniel Friedman. Injury 2012;43:1881–1887…p. 16

Leading causes of injury hospitalisation in children aged 0–4 years in New South Wales by injury submechanism: A brief profile by age and sex. Marcia Schmertmann, Ann Williamson, Deborah Black. J Paediatr Child Health 2012;48:978–984…p. 18

Have sexual abuse and physical abuse declined since the 1990s? David Finkelhor, Lisa Jones. Crimes Against Children Research Center Bulletin. November 2012…p. 19

Patterns of structural head injury in children younger than 3 years: A 10-year review of 519 patients. Simon Mathew John, Patrick Kelly, Andrea Vincent. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2012;doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318270d82e…p. 19

Physical Abuse

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Presumed non-accidental injury with retinal haemorrhages – Findings from a tertiary referral centre in the United Kingdom. Zia I Carrim, Esmaeil M Arbabi, Vernon W Long. Brain Injury 2012;26:1716–1722…p. 20

Duodenal injuries in the very young: Child abuse? Lauren Sowrey, Karla A Lawson, Pamela Garcia-Filion et al. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2013;74:136–142…p. 21

Increased serum creatine phosphokinase in a child with bruising due to physical abuse. Stephanie Sussman, Janet Squires, Rodger Stitt, Noel Zuckerbraun, Rachel P Berger. Pediatr Emerg Care 2012;28:1366–1368…p. 21

Prevalence of abusive fractures of the hands, feet, spine or pelvis on skeletal survey: Perhaps “uncommon” is more common than suggested. Daniel M Lindberg, Nancy S Harper, Antoinette L Laskey, Rachel P Berger and the ExSTRA Investigators. Pediatr Emerg Care 2013;29:26–29…p. 22

Child abuse: Multiple foreign bodies in gastrointestinal tract. Raman Wadhera, Vijay Kalra, Sat Paul Gulati, Anju Ghai. In J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2012; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2012.10.022…p. 23

Retrospective review of hematologic evaluation in children with suspected non-accidental injury, a first step towards evidence-based guidelines. Allison Paroskie, Shannon Carpenter, Deborah Lowen et al. Blood 2012;120:2231…p. 23

Three-dimensional skull models as a problem-solving tool in suspected child abuse. Sanjay P Prabhu, Alice W Newton, Jeanette M Perez-Rossello, Paul K Kleinman. Pediatr Radiol 2012; doi 10.1007/s00247-012-2546-4…p. 24

Utility of hepatic transaminases in children with concern for abuse. Daniel M Lindberg, Robert A Shapiro, Emily A Blood, R. Daryl Steiner, Rachel P Berger and the ExSTRA investigators. Pediatrics 2013;131:268–275…p. 25

Professional Issues

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The pediatric role in the care of children in foster and kinship care. Moira Szilagyi. Pediatr Rev 2012;33:496–508…p. 26

Defining standards for medico-legal reports in forensic evaluation of suspicious childhood injury. Catherine Skellern, Terence Donald. J Forensic Legal Med 2012;19:267–271…p. 27

Sudden and unexpected death in early life: Proceedings of a symposium in honor of Dr. Henry F. Krous. Hannah C Kinney, Torliev O Rognum, Eugene F Nattie et al. Forensic Sci Med Path 2012;8:414–425…p. 27

Variation in occult injury screening for children with suspected abuse in selected US Children’s Hospitals. Joanne N Wood, Chris Feudtner, Sheyla P Medina et al. Pediatrics 2012;130:853–860…p. 28

Nondepressed linear skull fractures in children younger than 2 years: Is computed tomography always necessary? Samuel R Reid, Meixia Liu, Henry W Ortega. Clin Pediatr 2012;51:745–749…p. 29

Tanner stage 4 breast development in adults: Forensic implications. Arlan L Rosenbloom, Henry J Rohrs, Michael J Haller, Toree H Malasanos. Pediatrics 2012;130:e978–e981…p. 29

Child abuse physicians: Coping with challenges. Emalee G Flaherty, Kimberly Schwartz, Rise D Jones, Robert D Sege. Eval Health Profess 2012; doi: 10.1177/0163278712459196…p. 30

Estimation of the postmortem interval by analyzing potassium in the vitreous humor: Could repetitive sampling enhance accuracy? Zoran Mihailovic, Tatjana Atanasijevic, Vesna Popovic, Miroslav B Milosevic, Jan P Sperhake. Am J Forensic Med Pathol 2012;33:400–403…p. 31

Variation in recorded child maltreatment concerns in UK primary care records: A cohort study using the health improvement network (THIN) database. Jenny Woodman, Nick Freemantle, Janice Allister et al. PLoS ONE 2012;7(11):e49808. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0049808…p. 32

Inquiring into our past: When the doctor is a survivor of abuse. Lucy M Candib, Judith A Savageau, Linda Weinreb, George Reed. Fam Med 2012;44:416–424…p. 33

Role of computed tomography and clinical findings in pediatric blunt intestinal injury: A multicenter study. Kaveer Chatoorgoon, Rebeccah L Brown, Victor F Garcia, Richard A Falcone. Pediatr Emerg Care 2012;28:1338-1342…p. 34

Neuron-specific enolase, but not S100B or myelin basic protein, increases in peripheral blood corresponding to lesion volume after cortical impact in piglets. Beth A Costine, Patricia B Quebeda-Clerkin, Carter P Dodge et al. J Neurotrauma 2012;29:2689–2695…p. 35

Child Fatalities

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Drug- and alcohol-related deaths at a pediatric institution in the United Kingdom. Stephen R Morley, Julia Becker, Mudher Al-Adnani, Marta Cecilia Cohen. Am J Forensic Med Pathol 2012;33:
390–394…p. 35

Suffocation deaths associated with use of infant sleep positioners – United States, 1997–2011. Brenda Lawrence, Gail Gantt, Joy Samuels-Reid, Victoria Wagman, Suad Wanna-Nakamura. CDC -MMWR, Vol 61, No 46. November 23, 2012…p. 36

Virtual forensic anthropology: Novel applications of anthropometry and technology in a child death case. Stephanie Lynn Davy-Jow, Duncan M B Lees, Sean Russell. Forensic Sci Int 2012; dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.11.002…p. 37

Whole-body post-mortem computed tomography compared with autopsy in the investigation of unexpected death in infants and children. Maïa Proisy, Antoine Jérôme Marchand, Philippe Loget et al. Eur Radiol 2012; doi:10.1007/s00330-012-2738-1…p. 38

Risk factors for early sudden deaths and severe apparent life-threatening events. Anette Poets, Michael S Urschitz, Renate Steinfeldt, Christian F Poets. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2012;97:F395–F397. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2011-300752…p. 39

Prevention

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Primary prevention of pediatric abusive head trauma: A cost audit and cost-utility analysis. Joshua Friedman, Peter Reed, Peter Sharplin, Patrick Kelly. Child Abuse Negl 2012;36:760–770…p. 40

Sexual Abuse

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Urogenital symptoms in premenarchal girls: Parents’ and girls’ perceptions and associations with irritants. Cynthia DeLago, Martin A Finkel, Esther Deblinger. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2012;25:67–73…p. 40

Outcomes

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Effects of childhood maltreatment on violent injuries and premature death during young adulthood among urban high-risk men. Chioun Lee, Helene R White. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2012 166:814–820…p. 41

Inflammation and early-life abuse in women. Elizabeth R Bertone-Johnson, Brian W Whitcomb, Stacey A Missmer, Elizabeth W Karlson, Janet W Rich-Edwards. Am J Prev Med 2012;43:611–620…p. 42

Prevalence of childhood trauma among U.S. Army soldiers with suicidal behavior. Rossybelle Perales, M Shayne Gallaway, Kelly L Forys-Donahue, Anita Spiess, Amy M Millikan. Mil Med 2012;177:1034–1040…p. 43

Neglect

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Supervisory neglect and risk of harm: Evidence from the Canadian child welfare system. Monica Ruiz-Casares, Nico Trocme, Barbara Fallon. Child Abuse Negl 2012;36:471–480…p. 45