Fracture of maternal sternum during spontaneous delivery.
Arch Gynecol Obstet
; 280(6): 1007-9, 2009 Dec.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19306100
ABSTRACT
We report of a maternal sternal fracture during a spontaneous delivery in a 31-year-old primipara without a suitable trauma. The putative mechanism of fracture was strong hyperflexion of the thoracic spine and additional cervical flexion with pushing the chin to the thorax due to active management of labour. The history of the healthy woman was free of related risk factors. A possible promoting factor might be pregnancy-induced bone loss. Although there were clear symptoms, the diagnosis of the fracture was delayed by a week because nobody took account of such a possibility.
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Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Esterno
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Parto Obstétrico
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Fraturas Ósseas
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arch Gynecol Obstet
Assunto da revista:
GINECOLOGIA
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OBSTETRICIA
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Alemanha