Diagnostic errors in interpretation of pediatric musculoskeletal radiographs at common injury sites.

George S. Bisset; James Crowe

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Diagnostic errors in interpretation of pediatric musculoskeletal radiographs at common injury sites.

June 25, 2014

Bisset GS, Crowe J. Pediatr Radiol. 2014;44(5):552-7.

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This study found that diagnostic errors in interpretation of pediatric musculoskeletal radiographs were relatively rare, occurring in 2.7% of cases. The majority of errors involved false negative readings (i.e., missed injuries).

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