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

• Main Authors: Giampiero Capobianco (Author), Giuseppe Virdis (Author), Pietro Lisai (Author), Claudio Cherchi (Author), Ornella Biasetti (Author), Francesco Dessole (Author), Giovanni Battista Meloni (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...