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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Main Authors: Giampiero Capobianco, Giuseppe Virdis, Pietro Lisai, Claudio Cherchi, Ornella Biasetti, Francesco Dessole, Giovanni Battista Meloni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/613709
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