Cesarean Section and Right Femur Fracture: A Rare but Possible Complication for Breech Presentation

Background. The breech extraction of the fetus through the vagina has a greater risk of hip fracture compared with the extraction by abdominal route. Case. A 2390 g female infant was delivered at 39 weeks by elective cesarean section for breech presentation. The newborn sustained a fracture of the r...

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Autores principales: Capobianco, Giampiero, Virdis, Giuseppe, Lisai, Pietro, Cherchi, Claudio, Biasetti, Ornella, Dessole, Francesco, Meloni, Giovanni Battista
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3606759/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23533865
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/613709
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Sumario:Background. The breech extraction of the fetus through the vagina has a greater risk of hip fracture compared with the extraction by abdominal route. Case. A 2390 g female infant was delivered at 39 weeks by elective cesarean section for breech presentation. The newborn sustained a fracture of the right femur. A simple immobilization of the limb in extension led to a complete healing of the fracture without sequelae. Conclusion. Caesarean delivery reduces the risk of causing a traumatic injury of the newborn compared to vaginal delivery, especially with breech presentation but does not eliminate this possible accidental complication.

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