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Pediatric Musculo-Skeletal Trauma: What is Unique and What Not to Miss

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Children are not small adults. The pediatric musculoskeletal system differs from the adult musculoskeletal system in many ways. These differences account for many unique features in pediatric musculoskeletal imaging:

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  1. Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Rutger A. J. Nievelstein

  2. Department of Pediatric Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, P. Debyelaan 25, Maastricht, The Netherlands

    Simon G. F. Robben

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  1. Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland

    Juerg Hodler

  2. Department of Radiology, Cantonal Hospital of Baden, Baden, Switzerland

    Rahel A. Kubik-Huch

  3. Medical Radiology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland

    Gustav K. von Schulthess

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Nievelstein, R.A.J., Robben, S.G.F. (2017). Pediatric Musculo-Skeletal Trauma: What is Unique and What Not to Miss. In: Hodler, J., Kubik-Huch, R., von Schulthess, G. (eds) Musculoskeletal Diseases 2017-2020. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54018-4_12

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