title: Iatrogenic fetal injury.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Iatrogenic fetal injury during cesarean delivery is a serious but underreported complication.
  
  
  METHODS
  A distal iatrogenic amputation of a digit occurred during a cesarean delivery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Obstetricians should be aware of this potential complication.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. burezq@msn.com
authors.forename: Hisham
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aburezq
authors.forename: Kaushik H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Chakrabarty
authors.forename: Ronald M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Zuker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000672:Amputation Stumps; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000209:etiology*; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014427:Twins; D014945:Wound Healing