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First of all a first fundamental distinction must be made between lesions resulting from a single act of physical violence and those occurring as a result of physical maltreatment. We are better able to clarify the distinction using the definitions proposed by the Italian Penal Code:
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physical violence (art.572 c.p): “harmful action that immediately produces an acute physical effect and requires an urgent intervention”
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physical maltreatment: “repeated behavior leading to suffering in the victim, and resulting in a relationship with the person responsible that is characterized by pain”.
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Defilippi, C., Santoro, B., Pautasso, P. (2011). Bony Lesions from Non-accidental Trauma. In: Martino, F., Defilippi, C., Caudana, R. (eds) Imaging of Pediatric Bone and Joint Trauma. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-1655-2_11
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