Femur fracture during abdominal breech delivery.
BACKGROUND
While vaginal breech delivery, although rare, can cause femur fracture, abdominal breech delivery is not expected to cause it.


METHODS
A 2,490-g female infant was delivered at term by elective cesarean section for breech presentation. She sustained a fracture of the femur shaft. A simple splinting led to a complete healing of the fracture without sequelae.


CONCLUSIONS
Although abdominal breech delivery reduces the risk of birth trauma, we must be aware that femur fracture can occur regardless of the mode of delivery.
Matsubara
Shigeki
S
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan. matsushi@jichi.ac.jp
Izumi
Akio
A
Nagai
Takashi
T
Kikkawa
Ichiro
I
Suzuki
Mitsuaki
M
D000328:Adult; D001946:Breech Presentation; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy