"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 female infant was delivered at 39° week 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.. "
Cesarean section and right femur fracture: a rare but possible complication for breech presentation / Capobianco, Giampiero; Virdis, G; Lisai, Pietro; Cherchi, C; Biasetti, O; Dessole, F; Meloni, Giovanni Battista. - In: CASE REPORTS IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. - ISSN 2090-6692. - (2013), pp. 613709-613711.
Cesarean section and right femur fracture: a rare but possible complication for breech presentation
CAPOBIANCO, Giampiero;LISAI, Pietro;MELONI, Giovanni Battista
2013-01-01
Abstract
"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 female infant was delivered at 39° week 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.. "I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
