Unilateral femoral fracture in a low birth weight infant: a case report

J Nippon Med Sch. 2015;82(2):106-8. doi: 10.1272/jnms.82.106.

Abstract

Femoral fractures due to birth trauma are an extremely rare but important birth injury. While vaginal breech delivery, although rare, can cause femur fracture, abdominal breech delivery is not expected to cause fracture. Here we report on a low birth weight infant who was delivered by cesarean section for breech presentation at 30 1/7 weeks of gestation and sustained a unilateral fracture of the femoral shaft.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Birth Injuries / diagnosis
  • Birth Injuries / etiology*
  • Birth Injuries / surgery
  • Birth Weight
  • Breech Presentation* / diagnosis
  • Cesarean Section
  • Female
  • Femoral Fractures / diagnosis
  • Femoral Fractures / etiology*
  • Femoral Fractures / surgery
  • Fracture Healing
  • Gestational Age
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Premature
  • Infant, Very Low Birth Weight*
  • Pregnancy
  • Treatment Outcome