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Radionuclide bone imaging in toddler's fracture

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Seven cases of toddler's fracture are reported. The value of radionuclide bone imaging in helping to establish this diagnosis is discussed.

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  1. Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium

    K. De Boeck, S. Van Eldere & M. Casteels-Van Daele

  2. Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium

    P. De Vos & L. Mortelmans

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De Boeck, K., Van Eldere, S., De Vos, P. et al. Radionuclide bone imaging in toddler's fracture. Eur J Pediatr 150, 166–169 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01963558

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