TY  - JOUR
TI  - Clinical characteristics of newborns with long bone fractures: A single center experience
AB  - Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the newborns in our hospital with fractures of the femur or humerus and their clinicalcharacteristics.Material and Methods: This study was conducted as a retrospective trial and using the patient information system, the followingclinical data were reviewed: maternal age, parity, gestational age at delivery (week),fetal weight, pregnancy complications(preeclampsia, gestational diabetes mellitus [GDM]), the type of delivery (cesarean [CS] or vaginal delivery [ VD]), the fetal presentation,labor induction, meconium-stained amniotic fluid, neonatal birthweight and gender, history of shoulder dystocia and intracranialhemorrhage, type of fracture, presence of clavicle fracture or brachial plexus injury, and if has fetal diagnosis and length of hospitalstay (day).Results: After the screening, 59622 live births were detected in our hospital in the last 2 years. Long bone fractures were detected ineight of the newborns who were consulted for fractures in the orthopedics department.Femoral fractures were found in 3 patients ,humeral fractures in 3patients and both femur and humerus fractures in 2 patients,extra clavicle fracture and brachialplexus injurywere detected in two patients.The mean age of the mothers was 29 years ,two patients were diagnosed with gestational diabetesand one patient with severe preeclampsia.Conclusion: The results we found in this study show that long bone fractures are congenital trauma and congenital conditions thatrequire early diagnosis and correct intervention. Especially in the presence of malpresentations and prematurity, the family shouldbe informed about the bone fractures that may develop before cesarean. In addition, careful examination of newborns and avoidinglong bone fractures is very important. In our city, these complications are seen with a similar frequency with the literature.
AU  - yenigül, ali erkan
AU  - YENIGUL, Nefise Nazlı
DO  - 10.5455/annalsmedres.2019.09.561
PY  - 2019
JO  - Annals of Medical Research
VL  - 26
IS  - 12
SN  - 2636-7688
SP  - 2836
EP  - 2840
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/359105
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