Skeletal Radiol. 1990;19(8):575-7. doi: 10.1007/BF00241279.
Skeletal radiology
E H Moss, H Carty
PMID: 2278011 DOI: 10.1007/BF00241279
Four toddlers presented with acute limp due to fracture of the calcaneus. Such fractures were originally described as rare, a contributory factor for this view almost certainly being the absence of radiographic abnormalities in a significant number of cases. The importance of bone scintigraphy early in the course of investigation is emphasized.