Purpose or Case Report: Critically ill infants in the neonatal intensive care unit undergo life sustaining treatment and receive frequent chest and abdominal radiographs. The heart, lungs and abdomen are key targets for assessment. While neonates may present with clinical findings prompting investigation of the musculoskeletal system, others quietly develop progressive changes in the bones which may be overlooked on routine daily radiographs. This exhibit describes the differences between the preterm and term skeleton and reviews the imaging findings of MSK disorders in the newborn nursery and NICU. Using a multi-modality case-based format, covered diagnoses include: congenital anomalies, birth related trauma, acquired and congenital infection, and systemic/metabolic disorders (including metabolic bone disease of prematurity, prostaglandin induced cortical hyperostosis etc).
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