1. Majortraumatic bone and joint injuries: overview -- 2. Micro-traumatic Lesions Caused by Overuse: Overview -- 3. Osteoarticular Trauma in the Pediatric Age: Overview – Apophyseal Injuries -- 4. Major and Minor Pediatric Traumatic Musculotendinous Injuries -- 5. Traumatic Lesions of the Peripheral Nerves -- 6. Imaging of Regional Injuries: The Axial Skeleton – the Skull, Vertebral Column, and Thoracic Cage -- 7. The Upper Limbs -- 8. The Pelvis and Lower Limbs -- 9. Birth Trauma. 10. Toddlers’ Fracture -- 11. Bony Lesions from Non-accidental Trauma.-12. The Battered Child: Guidelines and Medical-legal Implications.

Imagingof Pediatric Bone and Joint Trauma is a multiauthored work dealing comprehensivelywith the various aspects of imaging of pediatric musculoskeletal trauma. Thebook is ideally subdivided in three main sections: an overview of traumaticlesions; imaging of traumatic injuries according to body region; typical traumaticinjuries of early infancy. This latter section also presents a review of thelegal aspects of dealing with child abuse (with specific focus on the ‘batteredchild’), including current international medico-legal guidelines. The book’sdidactic approach and its wide-ranging account of the subject makes it of valueto practitioners from the full range of disciplines involved in the diagnosis andmanagement of pediatric bone and joint trauma.