Fifteen-minute consultation: Fractures in non-ambulant children with cerebral palsy.

OBJECTIVE

To describe a safeguarding decision pathway for the assessment of osteopenic fractures in non-ambulant children with cerebral palsy.

METHOD: Literature review and consensus practice of a child safeguarding team, including clinicians and social workers.

CONCLUSION

Low-energy fractures of the lower limb in non-ambulant children with cerebral palsy are relatively common and explained by the presence of reduced bone strength, in the absence of any other unexplained injuries or safeguarding concerns.