Femur Fracture, Childhood
Conditions
Keywords
Femur Fracture, Childhood
Brief summary
Childhood fractures are the second most common presentation of abuse. The target population for screening for these injuries is children under the age of three who are unable to express themselves about the circumstances of the trauma, hence the need to develop a validated model to predict the outcome of trauma as well as the origin of a fracture. Few morphological data are available in the literature for the femur concerning the period of rapid growth between 0 and 3 years of age.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
No minimum to 3 Years
Inclusion criteria
* Minor patient who died before the age of 3 years * Whole body CT imaging performed post mortem on judicial requisition in the framework of a forensic procedure * Absence of refusal in the medical file by the holders of parental authority concerning the re-use of their child's data for the purposes of this research
Exclusion criteria
* Refusal manifested in the medical record by parental authority holders regarding the reuse of their child's data for the purpose of this research, * Femur not fully assessable on imaging acquisition
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| To retrospectively characterize the variations in femur morphology during growth in a target pediatric population aged 0 to 3 years | Files analysed retrospectively from January 01, 2015 to February 29, 2020 will be examined | To retrospectively characterize the variations in femur morphology during growth in a target pediatric population aged 0 to 3 years with the aim of later developing a numerical model to study fracture mechanisms for forensic applications |
Countries
France
Contacts
Primary ContactJean-Sébastien RAUL, MD, PhD
Outcome results
None listed