In the 1987 first edition of Diagnostic Imaging of Child Abuse, the Foreword was written by John Kirkpatrick, Radiologist-in-Chief at Boston Children’s Hospital and Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School. For me, he was the consummate pediatric radiologist in intellect, spirit, and conduct.

A special relationship has existed between North American and European pediatric radiology, and for this reason I asked the eminent French pediatric radiologist Professor Clément Fauré to write the Foreword to the second edition. This highly respected scholar and teacher had a long interest in the subject of child maltreatment and made many significant contributions to the field. I was privileged that this distinguished radiologist agreed to share his recollections and perspectives with us.

For the third edition, I sought a gifted and distinguished pediatric radiologist, who like his predecessors garnered both the respect and affections of the radiologic community. The choice was obvious – Diego Jaramillo. No radiologist has contributed more to our understanding of normal bone growth and development. Our interests intersect in a variety of planes, most notably in the response of the physis to traumatic injury. Diego shares many of the remarkable traits of his predecessors in this task and I am in his debt for taking the time from his busy schedule to contribute to this volume.