A Parent Presents to the Emergency Department with a 2-Year-Old

question 7

Multiple Choice

A parent presents to the emergency department with a 2-year-old boy with c/o pain in left arm. The history is consistent with possible accidental trauma. In examining the toddler, you note some point tenderness on the arm. You order imaging of the arm, and ask the family to wait for the result. Which of the following radiograph results is often associated with nonaccidental trauma?

• A) Hairline fracture of radius
• B) Bucket-handle or corner fracture of humerus
• C) Subluxation of ulna
• D) All of the above

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