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Chapter 9 - Differential diagnosis III: osteogenesis imperfecta

from Section I - Skeletal trauma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 September 2015

By
Deborah Krakow ,
Ralph S. Lachman  and
Paul K. Kleinman
Edited by
Paul K. Kleinman
Deborah Krakow
Affiliation:
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Human Genetics and Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
Ralph S. Lachman
Affiliation:
Pediatric Radiologist at Harbor/UCLA Medical Center, International Skeletal Dysplasia Registry at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Professor of Radiology and Pediatrics at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
Paul K. Kleinman
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Paul K. Kleinman
Affiliation:
Children's Hospital Boston
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Osteogenesis imperfecta

Of the many conditions that may be confused with child abuse, osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) deserves special consideration. Although this is a relatively rare disorder (1 in 20,000 births), cases of OI have been initially confused with inflicted skeletal injury. As will be apparent from the discussion in this chapter, such confusion is avoidable in most cases if a thorough clinical, radiologic, and molecular evaluation is carried out. A heightened public awareness of OI has created considerable controversy and has added a new dimension to the diagnostic imaging of suspected child abuse (1–13).

In recent years, many cases of children with features of inflicted trauma have had the flag of the OI defense raised by the children’s caretakers and their attorneys, as well as the plaintiffs’ legal representatives in other civil litigations. It has been well known since the earliest description of OI by Ekman in 1788 and Axmann’s (his own and his family’s) description in 1831 that fractures with minimal trauma are an important part of this disease complex (14, 15).

To differentiate OI from child abuse, it is necessary to understand the disease not only radiologically and clinically, but also appreciate the distinct histologic, biochemical, and molecular abnormalities associated with this important condition.

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Diagnostic Imaging of Child Abuse , pp. 254 - 267
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  • Differential diagnosis III: osteogenesis imperfecta
    • By Deborah Krakow, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Human Genetics and Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA, Ralph S. Lachman, Pediatric Radiologist at Harbor/UCLA Medical Center, International Skeletal Dysplasia Registry at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Professor of Radiology and Pediatrics at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA, Paul K. Kleinman, Department of Radiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Edited by Paul K. Kleinman
  • Book: Diagnostic Imaging of Child Abuse
  • Online publication: 05 September 2015
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511862366.017
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    • By Deborah Krakow, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Human Genetics and Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA, Ralph S. Lachman, Pediatric Radiologist at Harbor/UCLA Medical Center, International Skeletal Dysplasia Registry at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Professor of Radiology and Pediatrics at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA, Paul K. Kleinman, Department of Radiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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  • Differential diagnosis III: osteogenesis imperfecta
    • By Deborah Krakow, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Human Genetics and Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA, Ralph S. Lachman, Pediatric Radiologist at Harbor/UCLA Medical Center, International Skeletal Dysplasia Registry at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Professor of Radiology and Pediatrics at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA, Paul K. Kleinman, Department of Radiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Edited by Paul K. Kleinman
  • Book: Diagnostic Imaging of Child Abuse
  • Online publication: 05 September 2015
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511862366.017
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