Overview
- Describes the radiological findings in child abuse cases and places them in a forensic perspective
- Pays careful attention to evidence regarding reported trauma mechanisms and the clinical outcome
- Addresses fractures not only by anatomical location but also by trauma mechanism
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
This excellently illustrated book, now in a revised and extended second edition, not only describes the radiological findings which can be found in child abuse cases but also places them in a forensic perspective – a crucial aspect often underrepresented in radiological books. The aim is to enable physicians involved in non-accidental trauma cases to interpret radiological findings in light of the forensic circumstances under which these findings have arisen. Accordingly, the book will assist in determining whether a fracture is accidental or the result of abuse. Fractures are addressed not only by anatomical location but also by trauma mechanism, with careful attention to evidence regarding the reported mechanism and the clinical outcome. Drawing on the latest literature, the authors explain whether a particular form of trauma can cause a particular injury and identify where the reader can find the supporting evidence. The book will be essential reading and a superb reference for all who are involved in the diagnosis of child abuse, including pediatricians, emergency room physicians, and radiologists. It will also be a valuable resource for legal medicine physicians, lawyers, and judges.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Simon G.F. Robben graduated medical school 1982 at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. He completed his training as a radiologist in 1987 at the same university. From 1987-2000 he worked as a paediatric radiologist at the Sophia Children's Hospital in Rotterdam. In 1999 he obtained his PhD on the thesis 'Ultrasonography of the painful hip in childhood'. Since 2000 he works as a paediatric radiologist in Maastricht UMC +.
In 2012 he was appointed as Professor of Medical Imaging Education. His subspecialisation is paediatric radiology with specific areas of interest abdominal ultrasound in children and child abuse. In addition to his clinical work, he is the consulting paediatric radiologist of the Maastricht Forensic Radiological Unit and he is also a member of several radiological associations and paediatric radiological working groups, both nationally and internationally. He regularly gives lectures in the Netherlands and abroad on paediatric radiology and educational topics.
He is an author of over 100 articles and numerous book chapters on paediatric radiology, including non-accidental injury.
Rick R. van Rijn graduated as a medical doctor at the Erasmus Medical University Rotterdam in 1994 and obtained his PhD at the same university in 1998. In 2002 he completed his training as a radiologist, at the Erasmus Medical Center and the Academic Medical Center. Since 2003 he has worked as a pediatric radiologist in the Department of Radiology of the Emma Children’s Hospital – Academic Medical Center Amsterdam. As of 2010, he has also worked at the Department of Forensic Medicine of the Netherlands Forensic Institute. In June 2012 he became the first chair of the Post-mortem and Forensic Radiology Committee of the Dutch Radiological Society. In June 2014 he was appointed professor of forensic radiology with an emphasis on forensic pediatric radiology. In 2016 he served as the chair of the International Society of Forensic Radiology and Imaging. Dr. van Rijn’s main field of interest is imaging of child abuse. He has published well over 150 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals and is an editorial board member of various leading medical journals.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Forensic Aspects of Paediatric Fractures
Book Subtitle: Differentiating Accidental Trauma from Child Abuse
Editors: Rob A.C. Bilo, Simon G. F. Robben, Rick R. van Rijn
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12041-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-12040-4Published: 11 June 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-12043-5Due: 10 October 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-12041-1Published: 10 June 2023
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: X, 547
Number of Illustrations: 284 b/w illustrations, 128 illustrations in colour
Topics: Diagnostic Radiology, Forensic Medicine, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine