An infant with unexplained multiple rib fractures occurring during treatment in a neonatal intensive care unit

An infant with unexplained multiple rib fractures occurring during treatment in a neonatal intensive care unit

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It is generally believed that trauma from child abuse or bone fragility from diseases such DRESSES as osteogenesis imperfecta accounts for most cases of multiple rib fractures.We report an infant with unexplained fractures from the right 3rd rib through to the 8th rib who had undergone resection of a large cervical tumor and had been admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit.Neither trauma nor bone fragility disease Beach Bag was found in the patient during the detailed investigation conducted by the Malpractice Investigative Committee.