Intrauterine Femur Fracture in Premature Neonate-A Case Report / 대한주산의학회잡지

ABSTRACT

Intrauterine fracture in a neonate is rare but can occur without trauma to the mother and can be caused by genetic factor or external pressure, or skeletal disorder. Authors experienced a case of intrauterine femur fracture in a female premature patient which was discovered at birth. The patient was born at 28+3 weeks by a cesarean section. Her birth weight was 900 g. Amniotic fluid was clear and there was no amniotic membrane adhesion. The mother was 31 years old and had preeclampsia but had no other previous medical history. She had no experience of trauma in daily activities and abnormal findings during antenatal care. On x-ray finding taken after birth, there was callus formation at the epiphysis of the right distal femur. We found no shortening of the limbs during physical examination of the neonate but there were edematous change at the distal portion of the right thigh. She had no neurologic abnormality. We report a case of intrauterine femur fracture with no special history in the mother.