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. 2025 Jan 6;13(1):e70084.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.70084. eCollection 2025 Jan.

Femur Fracture in a Newborn During Emergency Cesarean Delivery: A Case Report

Yeshey Dorjey  1 , Abhisek Pradhan  2 , Gitanjali Lamichaney  3
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Femur Fracture in a Newborn During Emergency Cesarean Delivery: A Case Report

Yeshey Dorjey et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Birth injury occurs when the delivery process is not appropriately attended, and the use of improper techniques or maneuvers while conducting the delivery. Cesarean delivery is considered safe as compared to vaginal for the breech presentation. However, this case reports a case of femur fracture of a newborn that occurred during an emergency cesarean section performed for breech presentation. This highlights cesarean section for malpresentation is not completely safe.

Keywords: birth injury; breech presentation; cesarean section; femoral fractures; newborn.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Admission i‐CTG showing late deceleration.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
(a) Photo of a newborn showing the left leg in the flexion position. (b) A nondisplaced fracture of the shaft of the left femur on an X‐ray of the pelvis with the left hip.
FIGURE 3
FIGURE 3
Photo showing a newborn with a posterior long‐leg splint applied to the left leg.
FIGURE 4
FIGURE 4
X‐ray of the left thigh taken after 2 weeks showing healing of the fractured femur with callus formation.
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