Traumatic distal femoral periostitis of the newborn: a breech delivery birth injury.
Traumatic femoral epiphyseal periostitis is a rare complication of breech delivery by cesarean section. The clinical course and management of a case of distal femoral periostitis recently encountered by the authors is discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D001720:Birth Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D001946:Breech Presentation; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004838:Epiphyses / Q000293:injuries; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007746:Labor Presentation; D010522:Periostitis / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy